Quake in China kills 8,500

Nature's fury is more prevelant here in the past two months.

With the most recent quake in China, numbers are now at 8,500 killed, and counting.

8,533 reported to be dead after major earthquake rocks central China 900 children also buried when a school building collapsed, 50 bodies found State news agency says several schools collapsed after 7.8 magnitude quake Officials expect death toll to continue rising

http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapc...ake/index.html


[quote]The earthquake was also felt in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Taiwan, and as far away as Hanoi, Vietnam, and Bangkok, Thailand, according to the Hong Kong-based Mandarin-language channel Phoenix TV.

Here are just a few snippets I've found on youtube from the Quake in China...


*Maybe WW or Randiun can translate for us

http://youtube.com/watch?v=mBoCik8RKpc&feature=bz302

http://youtube.com/watch?v=k2eQMukSTPE

http://youtube.com/watch?v=HHBSdQt9aLY

Natural disasters are happening somewhere around 10% more of the time then they were 10 years ago. Does this mean something?

I'd say it's either perfectly inclined with the cycle of Earth and mother nature's natural course of evolution, or mankind is having some sort of negative effect on the world we live in, or atleast how much of an impact, may be the right question.

I'd say it's either perfectly inclined with the cycle of Earth and mother nature's natural course of evolution, or mankind is having some sort of negative effect on the world we live in, or atleast how much of an impact, may be the right question.

This is what happened.

I think that jar should say asamin instead of humans...lol

I've heard of that! It's a horrible disaster, I'm actually going to China next year, I'm probably going with Peace Corps or alone.

What's your source for that, Asamin?

I'd like to know as well, i'm sure NASA/Some weather organization has it posted, though I'm just too lazy to look it up.

'Tis a sorrowful day, where many of my kinsmen have fallen to the wrath of mother nature. For my surviving kinsmen, I wish plentiful jobs from the west, and many a fair tiding.

The tide is ill for myself, alas, I have recently ordered several items from the shores of the homeland.

Uh, okay.

Anyways the toll is now to 12,000 as more aid and effort have been sent over to help out, very vicious quake and sad outcome.