China Earthquake Notes

Storms hamper rescue as China quake toll nears 12,000

Some think the final toll will be much worse: Chinese Quake Likely a Mega-Catastrophe
via Tomorrow Museum

So does World History Blog:

Early today, China was hit by a 7.9 earthquake. Right now, the death toll is over 10,000. I would not be surprised if the final death toll is in the 50,000 to 100,000 range. Unfortunately, this has happened many times before in China.

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