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A 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck China's southwestern Sichuan province at a depth of 12 kilometres, the US Geological Survey said.

Around 100 people died or were injured in the quake that hit just after 8am (0000 GMT) on Saturday and was felt in the provincial capital of Chengdu 110 kilometres to the east, the state news agency Xinhua reported.

Sichuan, like neighbouring areas, is prone to such tremors and saw one of the country's worst quakes in decades in 2008 that left 87,000 people missing or dead.

Xinhua put the quake at magnitude 7.0 with a depth of 13 kilometres, citing the China Earthquake Networks Centre, while the USGS downgraded the quake from an earlier reading of 6.9.

Earthquakes frequently strike the country's southwest, with twin tremors in neighbouring Yunnan province last September triggering landslides that left at least 80 people dead.

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia-pacific/2013/04/201342003155904436.html

 

[VARIA]

That's terrible.

 

[hteng]

shit again!?

 

[Divvy]

It's only been 5 years since the last one. This is awful.

 

[ambientmystic]

Condolences to the affected parties in China. Past week has been a rather eventful one, worldwide.

 

[Hasphat'sAnts]

Wenchuan was 8.0 on the Richter scale.

 

[Bombadil]

This sucks.

 

[Jaleel]

Horrible.

Sichuan, like neighbouring areas, is prone to such tremors and saw one of the country's worst quakes in decades in 2008 that left 87,000 people missing or dead.

Wow that's pretty insane.

 

[diamount]

Considering how densely populated China is. I can see how earthquakes would affect them more.

 

[ezekial45]

The shitty week continues.

 

[Hasphat'sAnts]

Horrible.



Wow that's pretty insane.

The actual death count is probably higher than that. It's a mountainous region so search and rescue was really difficult.

And the Chinese govt's notorious for under-reporting.

 

[Kaako]

This is horrible. RIP to the ones that past away.
I know a major quake hit Iran as well this week. Wtf is going on...

 

[braves01]

Wow I knew the last one was bad, but I didn't know it was THAT bad.

 

[Demoncarnotaur]

Oh, yikes.

Glad its not as bad as that last one.. =(

 

[Ahasverus]

This week is the best week ever.

 

[AngmarsKing701]

wtf with this week?

 

[Phire Phox]

Wow. RIP to all effected

 

[everyday math]

This week......sucks.
R.I.P.

 

[Lasthope106]

Fucking world is on a roll this week.

 

[EdibleExplosives]

Death toll has risen to 160, with over 6,700 injured.

 

[The Awesomest]

Wait so besides this and Boston what else has happened this week?

 

[abstract alien]

Wait so besides this and Boston what else has happened this week?

Texas got hit too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=ROrpKx3aIjA#t=26s

 

[Currygan]

fucking tragic, they can't catch a break. RIP

 

[ProfessorMoran]

fucking tragic, they can't catch a break. RIP

Don't they have an earthquake every five year in that region? People kept moving back to take their chances even though they should value their lives.

 

[SenjutsuSage]

Horrible.



Wow that's pretty insane.

Yea, I was also going to react to that 87,000 number. That's beyond insane. Really sad to hear about all those people. I can't even begin to imagine how much those affected are dealing with right now. May all those people rest in peace. This is terrible.

Don't they have an earthquake every five year in that region? People kept moving back to take their chances even though they should value their lives.

I don't think it's quite so simple. They may literally have nowhere else to go.

 

[Dead Man]

Bloody hell, crappy all round.

Wait so besides this and Boston what else has happened this week?

Earthquake in Iran, fertiliser factory blew up in Texas. Bombings killed around 50 in Iraq too.

 

[Unicorn]

Wenchuan was 8.0 on the Richter scale.

Richter scale is only for Southern California.

 

[Unicorn]

Horrible.



Wow that's pretty insane.

I find it disparaging how the Boston bombing with less than 200 people, total, affected garners more reaction than a travesty such as that where 87 THOUSAND are affected directly.

 

[ambientmystic]

I find it disparaging how the Boston bombing with less than 200 people, total, affected garners more reaction than a travesty such as that where 87 THOUSAND are affected directly.

Terrorism vs Natural Disasters dude.

Of course both events would elicit different reactions in the MSM, how many ways can you sensationalize a natural disaster (the why,who,what,when,where,how) as compared to an act of terrorism? Especially since it's in a distant far away magical land called China.

The explosion in Texas that killed far more people that the bombings in Boston also had proportionally less coverage.

Out of sight, out of mind.

 

[Unicorn]

Terrorism vs Natural Disasters dude.

Of course both events would elicit different reactions in the MSM, how many ways can you sensationalize a natural disaster (the why,who,what,when,how) as compared to an act of terrorism? Especially since it's in a distant far away magical land called China.

The explosion in Texas that killed far more people that the bombings in Boston also had proportionally less coverage.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Yeah. I think it is that pervasive "philosophy" that has been making me more and more bitter over the years.

 

[Dead Man]

Terrorism vs Natural Disasters dude.

Of course both events would elicit different reactions in the MSM, how many ways can you sensationalize a natural disaster (the why,who,what,when,how) as compared to an act of terrorism? Especially since it's in a distant far away magical land called China.

The explosion in Texas that killed far more people that the bombings in Boston also had proportionally less coverage.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Pretty much. Doesn't mean the tendency can't be pointed out and discussed as to whether it is a good thing though.

 

[Sub_Level]

It's so messed up that 180+ is such a small casualty count compared to other notable Chinese earthquakes. Life is not something to be taken for granted.

 

[EdibleExplosives]

Texas got hit too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=ROrpKx3aIjA#t=26s

And the Iraq bombs, and the Iran earthquake.

 

[smr00]

Can we just ban April?

Get rid it. Nothing but evil comes from it. Hitler, Lincoln was shot, Columbine, Titanic sank, Bay of Pigs, Martin Luther King Jr was assassinated, Waco, US Embassy in Beruit bombed, 63 killed.

That's just the tip of the evil april iceberg. Fuck this month. I pray for the families and deeply saddened by their loses. They can't catch a fucking break.

Terrorism vs Natural Disasters dude.

Of course both events would elicit different reactions in the MSM, how many ways can you sensationalize a natural disaster (the why,who,what,when,where,how) as compared to an act of terrorism? Especially since it's in a distant far away magical land called China.

The explosion in Texas that killed far more people that the bombings in Boston also had proportionally less coverage.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Mother nature is the queen of terrorism.