Global Disaster Feed FEMA Disaster FeedA 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.
From www.afterquakemusic.com In May 2008 an earthquake devastated Sichuan province in China, killing tens of thousands and leaving millions homeless. To commemorate the one year anniversary of this tragedy, musicians Abigail Washburn and Dave Liang of the Shanghai Restoration Project traveled to Sichuan to make music with children who survived the earthquake and their parents. Using folk songs sung by the children as well as sounds of their parents rebuilding their houses with bricks and …
