Yesterday (May 12, 2008) Central China Province of Sichuan expereienced a 7.8 magnitude earthquake. News coming in from the provincial capital Chengdu tells of deaths in the order of 10,000 or more throughout the region.
Reuters Article
In Beijing, reports of people feeling dizzy while looking at their computers and general hoopla building around an event that didn't in fact really happen here at all. I remained vigilant in my research, only looking up for a moment as text messages beeped all around me as the news agencies spread word of the quake. Such focus could be dangerous for my health!
The Fulbright office reacted with deft speed in circulating notices and locating all of the Fulbrighters in the program, especially the ones working in Chengdu. Within minutes following the quake, the students had emailed the lister serve and assured us of their safety. Will continue to follow the story in Sichuan, looks grim as Asia copes with its second major natural disaster of the season. Sending best wishes to the families and loved ones of the families in Sichuan and Myanmar, as well as the aid workers working on the recovery.
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