Published by deborah.woehr on 19 May 2008 at 06:29 am
China Honors Its Dead with a Period of Silence
China held a Period of Silence began 2:28pm yesterday (Monday for them), exactly one week after a powerful 7.9 earthquake struck the southwestern region of their country, killing some 34,000 people. 158 more people were killed by a mudslide over the past three days as they were trying to repair a damaged road. Chinese officials estimate that the death toll may climb up to 50,000 by the time all of the rubble is cleared out.
Amidst all of the chaos and tragedy, there are stories of survival.
Quoted from In Rubble, Couple Clung to Each Other, and to Life
Like for millions of Chinese, the life they knew was completely eradicated at 2:28 p.m. last Monday, when the 7.9-magnitude earthquake sent wave after wave of tremors through the river valleys and glaciated mountains of Sichuan Province, one of the most beautiful corners of China.
This couple spent 28 hours buried beneath the rubble of their 6-story apartment building after the quake struck. She lost an arm, but they both gained a better perspective on life and what it means to them. Click on the link above the quote to read the whole story.
