Monday 12 May 2008

Earthquake

This just in: just had the weirdest experience. We felt the earthquake, centred near Chengdu, all the way over here in Xi'an. People poured from buildings after being rocked for only about a minute, with small pieces of debris falling down momentarily. After waiting around outside for an hour or so, we've now begun going back inside.
Reports indicate it was a 7.8 magnitude quake, 57 miles northwest of Chengdu, Sichuan, and was felt in Beijing, Bangkok, Thailand and Hanoi, Vietnam. No reports of damage or casualties yet, but it's very early.

No comments:

Post a Comment