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

I was able to call Chengdu today, and I had fairly long talk with my mom and sister, and captured more details:

By now, there were about 14,000 death total, and there were more than 500 deaths in Chengdu
lots of schools are out waiting for building safety inspection
Govenment sent lots of rescue effort
Lots of volunteer work.
Lots of blood donor, much more than usual
Lots of donations
…

By the way, my brother finally made it back to Chengdu, he was previously trapped in Xi’an when the earthquake happened.

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