Earthquake in Chengdu - May 12

A devesdating earthquake (7.9) shook Sichuan, China on May 12, the epicenter was Wenchuan which is a nearby county from Chengdu my hometown. This posting captures the conversations and thoughts from the folks around Chengdu.

Note: I live in Georgia, which is Eastern timezone (EST); Chengdu is 12 hour ahead of us. So if it's 10am here in Georgia, it's 10pm in Chengdu same day.

I can be contacted at esc1lxc@gmail.com. - L. Colburn

May 14

May 13 (Tuesday EST): "What's wrong with my car"

Here are some experience people shared:

A friend said: “I was going downstirs when earthquake occured. Suddenly, the floor was wabbling, I could not stay stable! It seemed last forever. I managed to come out the building, seeing the whole high building (over 10-floor) were wabbling, it was like a dream, that’s scene you only see on the movie. The survival feeling from disaster makes me fell human been was so weak, and we should really cherish life.”… Now she’s on call 24-hour a day, she’s a great dentist.

 Story from my sister: “I was driving, suddenly I felt my car was jumping. What’s wrong with my car, I was kind of upset. I pulled the car over, checked the tire, checked everything, started it again, it was still jumping. I turned off the engine, THE CAR WAS STILL JUMPING!!! That’s when I heard people yelling ‘Earthquake’! Then I drove the jumping car home as quickly as I could, the street became very panic then.


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