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Amid School's Rubble, Bodies, Grief and Anger.

Authors :
Fairclough, Gordon
Bai Lin
Source :
Wall Street Journal - Eastern Edition. 5/13/2008, Vol. 251 Issue 112, pA14. 0p.
Publication Year :
2008

Abstract

The article reports on the condition of a Juyuan Middle School building in the aftermath of the earthquake that strike Sichuan, China in 2008. The building was reduced to rubble and many students were killed due to the earthquake. The official Xinhua news agency initially stated that 900 people were trapped at the building but later changed it to only 100. The entire blocks of seven and eight-story apartments on the other side of the town collapsed.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00999660
Volume :
251
Issue :
112
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Wall Street Journal - Eastern Edition
Publication Type :
News
Accession number :
32154025