On a pensive side, the earthquake aftermath in Sichuan province has revealed magical moments of a pregnant woman pulled out after 50 hours in a rubble and a three-year old girl rescued after being shielded by dead parents. Sadly, confirmed dead is 14,866. Hospitalized 65,746; confirmed buried under rubbles, 25,788; missing, 30,000; and mobilized for rescue efforts, 80,000.
There has been a tremendous display of generosity. School children from Beijing, for example, raised more than a Y1,000,000 to help the quake victims! The response of the authorities in all levels was swift and tremendous, unlike our government's response to the Katrina disaster in the US.
Premier Wen Jibao's words of encouragement, who visited the devastated area within hours of the disaster on Monday, reassure victims that no effort is being sared to deal with the disaster. Stories of people's calm, courage and ingenuity when confronted with disaster emege in hard-hit Belchuan City. The PLA dispatches hundreds more troops in addition to those already there to quake-hit areas and devotes all available facilities to relief mission. Individuals, companies and organizations have been digging deep into their walles to help the victims.
Very sadly, the soldiers who had great difficulty getting there, begin the daunting task at the epicenter, the Yingxiu township of Wenchuan. The town is completely flattened wih only 2,300 of the town's 10,000 population were confirmed alive!
We continue to pray for the victims and survivors of this disaster.
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