KUALA LUMPUR: Mercy Malaysia donated 5,000 tarpaulins worth RM250,000 for the victims of the earthquake in Sichuan, China.
Mercy Malaysia executive council member Dr Ahmad Faizal Perdaus on Tuesday handed the contribution over to Chinese Ambassador Cheng Yonghua at the People's Republic of China Embassy here.
Ahmad said they were sending over the tarpaulins as it had been specifically requested for.
"The tarpaulin can serve various purposes, as it can be used as a tent, or as floor covering. The victims are still staying out in the open and cannot return to their homes as there are still aftershocks.
"We have just discussed possible further aid," he said, adding that Mercy Malaysia had not sent a relief team as they did not feel it was necessary at the moment.
"China has handled the crisis very well, and what they need most now are supplies and resources, not manpower," he said.
At the simple handover ceremony, Cheng thanked all "Malaysian friends" for their contribution and help.
He added that China had already manufactured 400,000 tarpaulins for the victims, but they were still in need of another two million pieces.
The tarpaulins will be airlifted to Guangzhou on Thursday, departing at 9.30am before being forwarded to the quake area.
reference: The Star Online
Friday, June 6, 2008
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Nuclear Explosion Near the Sichuan Earthquake?
A Chinese-language Web site based outside China,Boxun News, reported that an unnamed expert has claimed that there was a nuclear explosion near the epicenter of the Sichuan earthquake, based on witness reports and the discovery of concrete rubble believed to have come from an underground military installation. The news of this nuclear explosion has raised questions about the cause of the earthquake.
On May 12, the local resident saw something erupt from the top of a mountain next to the valley. Mr He said "It was these concrete pieces. The eruption lasted about three minutes".
No major construction was occuring in the area at the time of the earthquake.According to a China News Services (CNS) report on May 31, 2008, paramedics from People's Liberation Army (PLA) hospitals and psychologists from Beijing onsite May 23 found concrete debris at the bottom of a valley near the epicenter. The half-mile-wide valley was covered with debris 10 - 20 inches thick, covering the valley floor for almost 1.5 miles.
According to Boxun's expert, the thickness of the concrete pieces seemed to match that used in China's underground military bases.He explained that while there are documented cases that earthquakes cause volcanic eruptions, there are no accounts of eruptions ejecting concrete.
Based on the CNS report and timing of the eruption at the scene, there seemed to be no evidence of natural volcanic activity. The expert stated he was certain a nuclear explosion shattered the underground concrete structures, hurling debris into the air.
At least one of China's nuclear military bases is located in Mianyang City, Sichuan, near the epicenter.
Chinese Internet surfers commented that right after the quake military Special Forces blocked traffic heading toward the epicenter on the mountain, and men in white chemical protective clothing in military vehicles were also spotted driving toward the mountain.
Rescue personnel near the epicenter were all military, according to witnesses.
The expert believes the nuclear explosion was not confined to the underground test area and has caused radiation contamination, stating that in a call to Beijing he recommended authorities accept help from other countries, seal the area, find and provide help to those who had been exposed to contamination during the rescue work, and take emergency
measures to prevent water contamination.
The expert believes that the nuclear explosion caused the recent 8.0 magnitude Sichuan earthquake in China. However, other experts referenced by Boxun withheld judgement as to whether the explosion caused the earthquake or the earthquake the explosion.
Reference: en.epochtimes.com/news
On May 12, the local resident saw something erupt from the top of a mountain next to the valley. Mr He said "It was these concrete pieces. The eruption lasted about three minutes".
No major construction was occuring in the area at the time of the earthquake.According to a China News Services (CNS) report on May 31, 2008, paramedics from People's Liberation Army (PLA) hospitals and psychologists from Beijing onsite May 23 found concrete debris at the bottom of a valley near the epicenter. The half-mile-wide valley was covered with debris 10 - 20 inches thick, covering the valley floor for almost 1.5 miles.
According to Boxun's expert, the thickness of the concrete pieces seemed to match that used in China's underground military bases.He explained that while there are documented cases that earthquakes cause volcanic eruptions, there are no accounts of eruptions ejecting concrete.
Based on the CNS report and timing of the eruption at the scene, there seemed to be no evidence of natural volcanic activity. The expert stated he was certain a nuclear explosion shattered the underground concrete structures, hurling debris into the air.
At least one of China's nuclear military bases is located in Mianyang City, Sichuan, near the epicenter.
Chinese Internet surfers commented that right after the quake military Special Forces blocked traffic heading toward the epicenter on the mountain, and men in white chemical protective clothing in military vehicles were also spotted driving toward the mountain.
Rescue personnel near the epicenter were all military, according to witnesses.
The expert believes the nuclear explosion was not confined to the underground test area and has caused radiation contamination, stating that in a call to Beijing he recommended authorities accept help from other countries, seal the area, find and provide help to those who had been exposed to contamination during the rescue work, and take emergency
measures to prevent water contamination.
The expert believes that the nuclear explosion caused the recent 8.0 magnitude Sichuan earthquake in China. However, other experts referenced by Boxun withheld judgement as to whether the explosion caused the earthquake or the earthquake the explosion.
Reference: en.epochtimes.com/news
Earthquake Survivor
The earthquake in China was so powerful it was felt hundreds of miles from the epicenter where a group of UNL students were studying abroad.
Waves spill water over the banks of a what was a calm pond of water just seconds before and people spilling out of buildings screaming earthquake.
That was the scene that welcomed Morrel Wax to China.
It took less than two minutes to kill nearly 70-thousand people and injure several times that number.
"I started jumping up and down on the bridge like Rocky, a Rocky moment and my classmates were like stop shaking the bridge" said Mo abroad program's student.
Turns out that shaking bridge was from an earthquake that rocked the country the first day 30 Lincoln students arrived in China as part of a study abroad program.
Mo's friend Kent shot video just moments after the quake from his digital camera - video that hit national airwaves.
"To see the water shaking underneath the bridge was just crazy to feel the magnitude of the earthquake and seeing the reaction to it. You know there was a lot of stunned faces and people are like oh my God," said Wax.
Mo says he had no idea just how devastating the earthquake was.
"At that moment when you felt the earthquake it didn't feel that big and until we got home, mail, the computers and news it wasn't a joking matter, it was scary."
News of the disaster quickly hit Lincoln's campus.
"We worked with both students from engineering and college of business with international affairs to be sure we contacted the parents and let them know we heard from the students all were safe and everything was continuing as normal," says UNL's Dr. D'Vee Buss.
She says all the students were about 400 miles away from the epicenter of the earthquake.
"We knew pretty quickly that our students were pretty safe."Mo says there were aftershocks for several days.
People who were too scared to sleep inside the buildings camped outside.
"There were camps of tents everywhere on the campus so I think a lot of people were on edge."
Mo says he lived a piece of history and learned a life lesson outside of the classroom.
"The next day people were out there in that area willing to help and the love those people showed for their fellow people was amazing and it was a beautiful thing," says the college senior.
Mo says the next day, the campus there organized blood drives and collected money to help with the relief efforts.
He says he's never experienced anything like it.
For some of the students they didn't necessarily know it was an earthquake at first.
Mo says they were told to put a water bottle on the edge of their desks to let them know if there was an aftershock to wake them up and get out of the buildings.
Mo says after the first couple, he slept right through one of them.
He says it's one trip he'll never forget, a story he plans to tell his kids and grandkids someday.
Reference: www.kptm.com
Waves spill water over the banks of a what was a calm pond of water just seconds before and people spilling out of buildings screaming earthquake.
That was the scene that welcomed Morrel Wax to China.
It took less than two minutes to kill nearly 70-thousand people and injure several times that number.
"I started jumping up and down on the bridge like Rocky, a Rocky moment and my classmates were like stop shaking the bridge" said Mo abroad program's student.
Turns out that shaking bridge was from an earthquake that rocked the country the first day 30 Lincoln students arrived in China as part of a study abroad program.
Mo's friend Kent shot video just moments after the quake from his digital camera - video that hit national airwaves.
"To see the water shaking underneath the bridge was just crazy to feel the magnitude of the earthquake and seeing the reaction to it. You know there was a lot of stunned faces and people are like oh my God," said Wax.
Mo says he had no idea just how devastating the earthquake was.
"At that moment when you felt the earthquake it didn't feel that big and until we got home, mail, the computers and news it wasn't a joking matter, it was scary."
News of the disaster quickly hit Lincoln's campus.
"We worked with both students from engineering and college of business with international affairs to be sure we contacted the parents and let them know we heard from the students all were safe and everything was continuing as normal," says UNL's Dr. D'Vee Buss.
She says all the students were about 400 miles away from the epicenter of the earthquake.
"We knew pretty quickly that our students were pretty safe."Mo says there were aftershocks for several days.
People who were too scared to sleep inside the buildings camped outside.
"There were camps of tents everywhere on the campus so I think a lot of people were on edge."
Mo says he lived a piece of history and learned a life lesson outside of the classroom.
"The next day people were out there in that area willing to help and the love those people showed for their fellow people was amazing and it was a beautiful thing," says the college senior.
Mo says the next day, the campus there organized blood drives and collected money to help with the relief efforts.
He says he's never experienced anything like it.
For some of the students they didn't necessarily know it was an earthquake at first.
Mo says they were told to put a water bottle on the edge of their desks to let them know if there was an aftershock to wake them up and get out of the buildings.
Mo says after the first couple, he slept right through one of them.
He says it's one trip he'll never forget, a story he plans to tell his kids and grandkids someday.
Reference: www.kptm.com
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Great Sichuan Earthquake
Great Sichuan Earthquake,also known as the Wenchuan earthquake which measured at 8.0 Ms[6] and 8.3 Mw[7] according to PRC's China Seismological Bureau, and 7.9 Mw according to USGS, occurred at 14:28:01.42 CST (06:28:01.42 UTC) on 12 May 2008.
After the earthquake's epicenter in Wenchuan County, Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan province.
The epicenter or epicentre is the point on the Earth's surface that is directly above the hypocenter or focus. The epicenter is usually the location of greatest damage.
The epicenter was 80 kilometres (50 mi) west-northwest of Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan, with a depth of 19 kilometres (12 mi).[2] The earthquake was felt as far away as Beijing (1,500 km away) and Shanghai (1,700 km away), where office buildings swayed with the tremor.[8] The earthquake was also felt in nearby countries.
Even as the number of deaths rises well above 10,000, reports coming in indicate that the Communist regime knew about it in advance but did not alert its citizens to the quake.
Ten days before the quake struck, some Sichuan residents had called up the local Earthquake Preparedness and Disaster Reduction office of the Provincial Seismological Bureau (EPDRSB) to verify "rumors" about an earthquake in the near future.
The bureau denied the possibility of a quake and, on May 9, published a notice on the regime's provincial website decrying such "rumors."
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