Earthquake In China

Several readers sent in links on the earthquake that hit 10 hours ago near the Sichuan city of Chengdu in China. The Telegraph focuses on the citizen journalism that got word on the quake out on the Net instantly (the first report was via Twitter). Science magazine speculates that deaths from this event could exceed the 240,000 killed in the Tangshan quake in 1976, though the estimated death toll is below 10,000 at this writing. Hundreds of videos are up on YouTube, including this footage from a security camera — keep your eye on the goldfish.

Comments

With the goldfish video

[gQuigs]

skip to 4:30. Watching people work is so very very very boring.

On the plus side

[Rik Sweeney]

China now has a reasonable excuse not to send any aid to Burma.

Re:On the plus side

[zoogies]

Ohhh, well, I'm glad that this tragedy hasn't made a downer out of someone who's obviously not affected by it in any way.

And I'm sure that the countless who've lost friends and family to this will glaze over with warm-hearted fuzziness at these comforting words.

Hey, maybe you'll even get modded funny.

Re:This is the future

[iNaya]

So we are supposed to forget everything because people are dying. Don't mean to burst your bubble, but normal people are perfectly capable of focussing on several different issues.

Just like a mother, if her son breaks through a window, she'll patch him up with one hand, and scold him with the other. There is no reason that a disaster should make politics go away. In fact a disaster should encourage politics, and often they do.

Also, you're telling people to shut up with their "POLITICAL GARBAGE", but you're spurting just as much as anyone else.

Re:Heart ?

[unity100]

Mass organized rioters cause mayhem in the streets. Burning shops - mind you, not the special shops marked with white flags, those were 'saved' - killing people. A disgusting lack of respect for life. and says who ? chinese government ?

Re:Compare

[tjstork]

You know, sometimes you really make it an uphill battle to love and respect America.

I still hate 90% everything from the middle east, for 9/11. But that's only because I knew people that were killed there.

With that said, most people who are capable are probably more like I was, really just stunned at the size of the Chinese disaster. This is way bigger than Katrina or 9/11 combined.

I feel bad for the Chinese, I really do. I keep wondering what if, an earthquake or some natural disaster happened to me and right now. This disaster just makes me want to be closer to my young son and wife, and enjoy them a little bit. Life is so fragile.

And I might actually go buy something made in China.

I'll be damned.

You're an idiot

[hassanchop]

Compare the US rescue effort immediately post Katrina with the Chinese one

No, because that has NOTHING to do with my point, which you clearly didn't bother trying to understand. Your entire post is proof you don't know hat you're replying to, and illustrates your ignorance and stupidity.

Washington i.e. somewhere non-black and poor

Lol, clearly you prove you're a dumbass here, and that you've never been to "Washington".

As far as I'm concerned racism is as bad as human rights abuse.

It's a good thing no one gives a fuck what you think then.

Fuck you, you should be embarrassed.

Why because I typed out a moronic rant regarding a post I am too much of an idiot to comprehend?

Oh no, wait, that was you.

Still not embarrassed either.

Really?

[hassanchop]

it was pretty coherent...

Funny, I would think that a post that says "the only difference is" about TWO DIFFERENT THINGS would at least be somewhat incoherent.

And I'd be right, while you are not.

In the future, don't confuse "I agree" with "coherent". You won't look so stupid next time.