sichuan earthquake

7/17/2019 Sichuan earthquake

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GREAT SICHUAN EARTHQUAKE ,2008 - CHINA

The deadly earthquake ourred o! "ay #2,2008

la$t%!& 'or arou!d 2 (%!ute$ )h%h had a (a&!%tude o

*++The e%e!ter )a$ %! .e!hua! Cou!ty, 80 k(

)e$t/!orth)e$t o' the ro%!%al a%tal %ty

o' Che!&du+ 

I! the %ty o' Sh%'a!&

olla$e o' t)o he(%alla!t$ led to the leaka&e o'

80 to!$ o' l%qu%d a((o!%a

Hydroo)er la!t at

1%%!&u loated 20 k(ea$t o' e%e!ter )a$

da(a&ed+

Art o' l%%!&-Trau(a

rel%e' )ork$ho$ 'or

$ur%or$ a!d rel%e'

olu!teer$ )ere $et u

Quake lake3 )ere

'or(ed due to

la!d$l%de$ )h%h led

to 'lood%!&+

4eel-II e(er&e!y

o!t%!&e!y la! $et

u N5RC+

Troo$ o' Che!&du (%l%tary

area o((a!d a(e to

(ed%ate re$ue+ Hel%oter$

ere u$ed 'or del%ery o' 'ood

a!d e(er&e!y a%d+

6,#* eole d%ed, 7*,#*6

9ured, #8,222 (%$$%!& a!d +8

(%ll%o! le't ho(ele$$+

H%&h)ay$ )ere

da(a&ed ,arou!d 2700

h%!a (o:%le :a$e $tat%o!

)ere $u$e!ded )h%h

$eerely ha(ered

tra!$ort a!d

teleo((u!%at%o!+

"a!y a!da$ )ere 'ou!d

(%$$%!& %! .olo!&

Nat%o!al Nature Re$ere,ho(e to arou!d 280

&%a!t a!da$+

"a!y $hool :u%ld%!&

olla$ed due to

%!adequate

e!&%!eer%!& )h%h

ra%$ed the death toll

o' $hool h%ldre!+

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