Written 96 hours after the earthquake... | Internet Chronicles

For a full ninety-six hours, nearing one hundred hours, a large number of victims in the Sichuan disaster area remain trapped under the rubble. The so-called "golden seventy-two hour" period has already been exceeded, and now the hope for survival of those trapped is becoming increasingly slim. However, both governmental and civilian rescue efforts are far from ceasing. Just as the Premier said: as long as there is 1% hope, we must make 100% effort. As someone far away from the disaster area, in these five days, through the internet, television, and radio, I have strongly felt the immense suffering and sadness this natural disaster has brought to the people in the affected areas, and even more so, the great shock and resonance it has brought to all Chinese people. Every time I think about...