Thousands Feared Dead in China Earthquake
World Hum (Free subscription) | 12/05/2008
As many as 5,000 people are feared dead as a result of a magnitude-7.8 earthquake that struck roughly 60 miles northwest of Chengdu in China’s Sichuan province. Chengdu's international airport has been closed. Among the areas hit is Wenchuan, the Times of London reports , “best-known as the home of the Wolong Nature Reserve, China’s leading research and breeding base for the endangered giant panda.”...
