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One-child policy has exceptions after China quake
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BEIJING (AP) — Chinese officials announced Monday that the country’s strict one-child policy will make some exceptions for certain families affected by the devastating earthquake two weeks ago.
Families with a child who was killed, severely injured or disabled in the quake can obtain a certificate to have another child, the Chengdu Population and Family Planning Committee in the capital of hard-hit Sichuan province said.
China Earthquake Dead, Missing More Than 80,000
Posted by: | CommentsChina said the toll of dead and missing from last week’s powerful earthquake jumped to more than 80,000, while the government appealed Thursday for millions of tents to shelter homeless survivors.
The confirmed number of dead rose nearly 10,000 from the day before to 51,151, Cabinet spokesman Guo Weimin told a news conference. Another 29,328 people remained missing and nearly 300,000 were hurt in the May 12 quake centered in Sichuan province, he said.
I know that ‘life moves on’ for those on the other side of the world from this tragedy, it’s normal. I urge you to please continue to pray for China right now, this is still very much an open wound.
The Extent of the Devastation is Becoming More Clear
Posted by: | CommentsChina said Thursday that over 50,000 people had likely died in the devastating earthquake that hit its southwest as time runs out to save survivors buried in the rubble of broken communities.
Experts said the search-and-rescue operation was entering its most crucial phase yet four days after the 7.9-magnitude quake struck, with the chances of finding survivors diminishing by the hour.
Early Friday state Xinhua news agency quoted Prime Minister Wen Jiabao saying the quake had been even more devastating than one in Tangshan in 1976 which claimed about 240,000 lives.
We encourage you to take some time with your family today to pray for the ‘survivors’ who are dealing with tragedy and despair that most of us can only imagine.
As children’s bodies are found, firecrackers pop
Posted by: | Comments(CNN) – The sharp sound of firecrackers and the wails of grieving parents echoed Tuesday morning above Juyuan Middle School, where hundreds of students are still trapped 24 hours after a major earthquake in central China.
The firecrackers, a tradition to ward off evil spirits, sounded each time a child’s body was found, a reporter at the scene said.
One can only imagine the emptiness felt by those who’ve lost a love one with no hope for eternity. My heart aches for those moms and dads who are learning the terrible news about their child, with only one recourse – firecrackers…
The task of bringing the gospel to the lost is URGENT!
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May 12 Earthquake AP News Report
Posted by: | CommentsMassive Earthquake Shakes Entire Region
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One of the worst earthquakes to hit China in three decades struck today (Monday) at 2:30 in the afternoon. The death toll is already in the thousands and is expected to rise sharply once the full extent of damage and casualties is assessed.
The 7.9-magnitude earthquake devastated a hilly region of small cities and towns in central China. The official Xinhua News Agency said 8,533 people died in Sichuan province and more than 200 others were killed in three other provinces and the mega-city of Chongqing.
The earthquake sent thousands of people rushing out of buildings and into the streets hundreds of miles away in Beijing and Shanghai. The temblor was felt as far away as Vietnam and Thailand.
The quake hit about 60 miles northwest of Chengdu — a city of 3.75 million — in the middle of the afternoon when classrooms and office towers were full. When it hit shortly before 2:30 p.m., the quake rumbled for nearly three minutes, witnesses said, driving people into the streets in panic.
The earthquake also rattled buildings in Beijing, some 930 miles to the north, less than three months before the Chinese capital was expected to be full of hundreds of thousands of foreign visitors for the Summer Olympics.
Skyscrapers swayed in Shanghai and in the Taiwanese capital of Taipei, 100 miles off the southeastern Chinese coast. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.
The quake was felt as far away as the Vietnamese capital of Hanoi, where some people hurried out of swaying office buildings and into the streets downtown. A building in the Thai capital of Bangkok also was evacuated after the quake was felt there.
The last serious earthquake in China was in 2003, when a 6.8-magnitude quake killed 268 people in Bachu county in the west of Xinjiang.
China’s deadliest earthquake in modern history struck the northeastern city of Tangshan on July 28, 1976, killing 240,000 people.
Please take some time to pray for all those involved in this most recent natural disaster.