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Stroll along a fancy lane, stop by a bistro, pour yourself a glass of Champagne and bathe in the sunshine. This is how you will soon spend a day if you visit Bailu, a town severely damaged by the 8.0 earthquake that struck Sichuan province on May 12, 2008.
Child victims find a space to call home Children affected by natural disasters in China now have safe places to recover from their trauma.? "The protection of children in disasters requires more than food and psychological consultation," said Song Wenzhen with the National Working Committee on Children and Women. Man who lost his son to become a father again Yang Qinggui lost his 19-year old son in the deadly magnitude 8.0 Wenchuan earthquake that struck Southwest China's Sichuan province on May 12, 2008. Today, the 47-year-old farmer's wife is expecting a baby next month. |
Fast Facts: The 2008 Sichuan earthquake that measured at 8.0 Ms occurred at 14:28:01.42 on May 12, 2008 in Southwest China's Sichuan province. It is also known as the Wenchuan earthquake after the location of the earthquake's epicenter, Wenchuan County in Sichuan province. The quake left more than 80,000 people dead or missing. The epicenter was 80 kilometres west-northwest of Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan, with a focal depth of 19 kilometres. | |
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