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A major earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale jolted Sichuan Province in China on May 12th, 2008. and this is the video shot by a college student in his dorm 50 kilometers away from the earthquake center when the earthquake happened. the latest official casualty report is 12012, plus more than 60000 missing.

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Bizarre glowing cloud phenomenon in the sky was observed about 10 mins before the May 12, 2008 Sichuan earthquake took place. This was recorded in Meixian, Shaanxi province ~550km northeast of epicenter. The phenomenon was said to last for about 1 min. source: v.youku.com A map showing two locations where such clouds were sighted relative to Sichuan earthquake epicenters: img223.imageshack.us See similar clouds appeared ~200km west of this location: www.youtube.com More photos (reported …

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