China was badly hit by an earthquake last Monday. The earthquake which measured 7.9 in a Richter scale has its epicenter in Mianyang city causing lots of damage in property. Mianyang has death counts of 3000 but 18000 were buried alive and were not yet been retrieve as of this moment due to its heavy rains keep pouring down. The death toll numbered to 12000 people. In Sichuan city farms ,buildings and roads were also destroyed.
The UN send 40000 troops to the place for rescue operation. But due to the bad weather and heavy rain rescue is not easy. According to CNN death might rise up because the temperature goes down to 20 degree celcius. In Mianyang street lamps were turn on but lights on the buildings who was not collapsed are still off. Street lights were on to lessen the fright of the survivors.
Chinese governments says, they welcome aid in form of money and supplies but they cannot entertain personnel aid.This quake is the deadliest in thirty years. The last quake that hits the country was in 1933 and its death toll were 8000 and it was a 7.5 magnitude earthquake.
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