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1 China’s Earthquake Jing Dong Period 4

2 The unprecedented display of mourning began at 2:28p.m,the moment the magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck on May 12 in Sichuan province.

3 May 12,14:28,in China,happen a powerful earthquake. Official figures,state that 67,183 are confirmed dead, including 66,674 in Sichuan province, and 361,822 injured, with 20,790 listed as missing.

4 The nation’s catharsis on Monday peaked at Tiananmen Square, China’s political and symbolic heart, where mourners suddenly burst into cries of “Long live China!”pumping their fists as they marched across the wide plaza.

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7 The earthquake left about 4.8 million people homeless, though the number could be as high as 11 million. It was the deadliest and strongest earthquake to hit China since the 1976 Tangshan earthquake, which killed at least 240,000 people.1976 Tangshan earthquake

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9 On May 25, a major aftershock of 6.0 M w hit northeast of the original earthquake's epicenter, in Qingchuan County, causing 8 deaths, 927 injuries, and the collapse of thousands of buildings. [May 25M wQingchuan County

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12 Most of students died in earthquake

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14 After earthquake, just have ruins.

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16 Before earthquake,this is a very beautiful city in China.

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18 Wang Da Ma took from 1960 began to accumulate the 2000 deposit money donated to the disaster areas in Sichuan

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20 This boy,just 3 years old

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22 After earthquake,beautiful city just have several woods and ruins

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25 At 14:28 on May 12, in Wenchuan County, Sichuan 7.8 earthquake, the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, State Council Premier Wen Jiabao went to the earthquake-stricken area, the command earthquake relief work. This is Wen Jiabao, in the plane on the layout on earthquake relief work. Xinhua News Agency reporters Yao Tai and Wei She

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27 May 13, two mothers-in Mianzhu City in Sichuan Province Wang Zhen Wudu primary school children on the ruins waiting for the fate audio, I do not know whether they will bear the pain of relatives of Farewel l. Sichuan, a major earthquake, Mianzhu City, Han Wang Zhen hard-hit, many survivors have endured the grief of their loved ones passing away. Xinhua News Agency

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29 no small relief point on May 13, after the earthquake in the north- county, the armed police and soldiers separated from their families will be one of the rescued children. Mianyang City in Sichuan Province reporter from the earthquake relief command that the disaster is particularly serious in the old North-80 percent of the county seat, the new county seat more than 60 percent of buildings collapsed due to earthquake, a major area of the count surrounding mountain landslide


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