OnMay12th,2008,aworstearthquakeinthepastdecadesstruckSichuanprovince,China.Peoplesufferedgreatlossintheirlivesandproperties.
Mostbuildingswererazedinworst-hitareaswithsomanypeople,includingschoolstudents,buriedunderneaththeruins.Roadsandcommunicationfacilitieshavebeencompletelydestroyed,thuscutofffromoutside.Alargenumberofschoolbuildingscollapsedandonlyafewteachersandstudentsescaped.Whatwasworse,daysofrainhasheldbackreliefefforts.
Fortunately,ourgovernmentistakingeffectivemeasurestorescuethosetrappedandburied.PremierWenJiabaowasquicktoreachthesceneandpersonallyoversawthereliefwork."Aslongasthereisevenalittlehope,wewillredoubleourefforts100timesandwillneverrelaxourefforts,”hetoldcryinglocals.Troopsandmedicalteamshavebeenrushedtodigforsurvivorsandtreattheinjuredwithoutamoment’srest.Thepopulationinthesurroundingcountrysideishelpingdonatingfoodandwaterforthoseaffected.FinancialaidhasbeenpouringinfromalloverChina.Substantialdonationsfromothercountriesandhumanitarianorganizationshavealsobeenoffered.
Ibelievewecancertainlyovercomethedisasterwiththepublicandthegovernmentworkingtogether.