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Chinese reveal shocking school death statistics
New York City News.Net
Friday 21st November, 2008
Chinese officials have revealed that more than 19,000 people died in schools that collapsed when an earthquake hit Sichuan province in May.
The magnitude 8.0 earthquake left about 88,000 people dead or missing.
Children were buried in rubble when schools collapsed, raising questions about their construction.
Sichuan's vice governor Wei Hong made the announcement of the school death toll while discussing preparations for the coming winter in the zone.
Many people are still without adequate shelter for the coming freezing weather.
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CHINESE FIGHTER
11-21-08, 07:22 AM |
Chinese reveal shocking school death statistics
What pride did the Chinese get in holding the Olympics whilst looking at their citizens dying like chickens?
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fish
11-21-08, 11:52 AM |
what goes around comes around
Wait till the skyscrapers in Beijing & Shanghai melt like jello......then they would have wished that they had put stricter rules & policies & better quality controls on builders, contractors, middlemen & decision makers. They will eat their own poisonous fruits and is already drinking the same tainted milk.
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Anonymous
11-21-08, 06:15 PM |
You arrogant nimrods. Your countries record isn’t any different. Guess how many innocent lives have been taken thanks to America? Americans kill more innocent people worldwide than anyone has.
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Anonymous
11-21-08, 08:00 AM |
face is covered with shit but the chinese hierarchy still wants to save it- criminals, no less
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;) Midnight
11-21-08, 09:20 AM |
They aren’t the only ones who got beat up in that round. face is covered with sh**? My, my. Can they wash it off or do you think they’ll be requiring an exam by you Dr? Because,(porque) I’ve seen the way you pass diagnoses. I’ll pass thank you.
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