For a time, it was fixed: 14:28 on May 12, 2008. An unexpected earthquake disaster struck, and half of China felt the tremors. In an instant, tens of thousands of lives left us; they are our brothers and sisters. This is a world filled with sorrowful moments. The rain has continued in Wenchuan, and it has now become deeply ingrained in the hearts of all Chinese people as a wound.
Dear Premier Wen Jiabao, your first action was to immediately fly to the disaster area; dear soldiers, the first team to arrive at the disaster site, rescuing the injured, providing support and becoming the reliance for the people in the disaster area. (Premier Wen Jiabao at the hospital ruins in Dujiangyan city spoke to those inside) and the first release of earthquake news came from Baidu Post Bar by a netizen with IP 61.161.76.* Before landing in the earthquake zone, a Baidu user sent an article titled "Earthquake", concise and to the point: "Seismic activity in Sichuan region." The time was 14:35, only six minutes after the earthquake occurred.
This is a sleepless night. We don’t know how many people are still buried under the rubble, but we only know that in this sleepless night, in the disaster-stricken areas, so many people are searching for life amidst the ruins; so many people are providing warmth, hot water, and instant noodles for the victims; so many people are healing the wounded victims and placing more and more people in care. Through the network, especially through Baidu, countless individuals search for any bit of information from the disaster areas.
Just in one night, searching for traces, we can discover that tens of millions of people conducted hundreds of millions of searches on Baidu. This represents the tracks of people's love. Across all of China, the result is clear: Wenchuan is held in the hearts of all Chinese people, united in pain.
Under the rubble in Wenchuan and Beichuan lie countless survivors or deceased, buried in the debris. There are so many victims crying out in agony, so many people in need of care and support. Once again, we feel the role of the Internet, which at this moment connects all the people, allowing everyone to contribute their love and support to the disaster areas.
In this topic, we hope that all people can access the required information most conveniently and express their love and dedication for those who need it. God bless China, and may our wills unite like a fortress.