Sunday, April 21, 2013

Year 13 - Sichuan Earthquake 2013

This latest quake has hit the same area as you have studied.
Illustrates the challenges the Chinese authorities have in dealing with EQ's


"Lushan, where the quake struck, lies where the fertile Sichuan plain meets foothills that eventually give rise to the Tibetan plateau, and sits atop the Longmenshan fault." - SAME PLACE!!!

"rescuers are now understood to be struggling to reach the worst-affected areas because of aftershocks and landslides."
"Hard-hit parts of the county remained unreachable by road and several highways were cut off."
"In villages closest to the epicentre, almost all low-rise houses and buildings had collapsed. "

Read the article!!


http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/thousands-hurt-156-killed-china-quake-devastates-rural-villages-8581507.html

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