Tuesday, May 13, 2008

More earthquake news

I know many people have been following the news of the devastation in Sichuan province as it unfolds. For once we are getting fairly consistent information here..a death toll expected at nearly 12,000, and numerous aftershocks continuing the destruction of structures already weakened by the quake. All our friends around China are safe, but the thoughts of everyone in China are on areas isolated by the quake where the full extent of the damage is not known...even the famous Wolong Panda reserve, which we were supposed to visit a week from Saturday, is completely out of contact and located in the county which was at the epicenter...

Of course we are glad this didn't happen while we were there...in Xiamen we did not feel anything...

2 comments:

Unknown said...

So glad to hear you are all safe! I've been thinking about you.

Anonymous said...

Glad to hear you are all safe - many people who are aware you are in China have been asking about all of you since the news of the quake.
Godspeed, Uncle Dave.