Guest Ed Posted May 12, 2008 Report Share Posted May 12, 2008 Chinese state media said Monday that 5,000 people have died in one county in Sichuan province alone from a massive earthquake. The official Xinhua News Agency said another 10,000 people were believed hurt in Beichuan county after the 7.8-magnitude quake. Nearly 900 students were trapped after their school collapsed about 60 miles from the epicenter. Photos showed heavy cranes trying to remove rubble from the ruined school. At least five more schools in the province reportedly collapsed, burying unknown numbers of elementary and middle school children. The earthquake struck in the middle of the afternoon when classes and office towers were full. The temblor was felt as far away as Pakistan, Vietnam and Thailand. MSNBC News Services Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest steve k Posted May 12, 2008 Report Share Posted May 12, 2008 Another major earthquake in as many weeks? And a small earthquake in Annandale last week have to make one wonder if global warming is the cause. Should we expect more frequent earthquakes in the immediate future? Where will the next natural disaster strike? All important questions that the entire human race needs to be concerned with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke_Wilbur Posted May 12, 2008 Report Share Posted May 12, 2008 Here is a map of worldwide earthquakes with M4.0+ located by USGS and Contributing Agencies. (Earthquakes with M2.5+ within the United States and adjacent areas.) More info can be found here: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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