Interactive: Earthquake near Chengdu | World news

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en"> <head><script type="text/javascript" src="/_static/js/bundle-playback.js?v=HxkREWBo" charset="utf-8"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/_static/js/wombat.js?v=txqj7nKC" charset="utf-8"></script> <script>window.RufflePlayer=window.RufflePlayer||{};window.RufflePlayer.config={"autoplay":"on","unmuteOverlay":"hidden"};</script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/_static/js/ruffle/ruffle.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> __wm.init("https://web.archive.org/web"); __wm.wombat("http://www.guardian.co.uk:80/world/interactive/2008/may/12/china","20080515135728","https://web.archive.org/","web","/_static/", "1210859848"); </script> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/_static/css/banner-styles.css?v=S1zqJCYt" /> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/_static/css/iconochive.css?v=3PDvdIFv" />   <script type="text/javascript"> document.domain = "guardian.co.uk"; </script> <title>Interactive: Earthquake near Chengdu | World news | guardian.co.uk</title> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"/> <meta http-equiv="Content-Style-Type" content="text/css"/> <meta name="description" content="Thousands are killed as a 7.5 magnitude earthquake strikes near the Chinese city of Chengdu"/> <meta name="keywords" content="China earthquake,China,Natural disasters,World news,World news"/> <link rel="shortcut icon" href="/web/20080515135728im_/http://www.guardian.co.uk/favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon"/> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ var commonStaticRoot = "https://web.archive.org/web/20080515135728/http://image.guim.co.uk/static/52027/original/common/"; var sectionStaticRoot = "https://web.archive.org/web/20080515135728/http://image.guim.co.uk/static/52027/original/world/"; var staticHost="https://web.archive.org/web/20080515135728/http://www.guardian.co.uk/"; //]]> </script> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080515135728cs_/http://image.guim.co.uk/static/52027/merged/common/styles/wide/interactive.css" media="all"/>   <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080515135728cs_/http://image.guim.co.uk/static/52027/merged/common/styles/wide/high-contrast-common.css" media="screen"/> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080515135728cs_/http://image.guim.co.uk/static/52027/merged/zones/news/styles/wide/high-contrast-section.css" media="screen"/> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080515135728cs_/http://image.guim.co.uk/static/52027/merged/world/styles/wide/high-contrast-section.css" media="screen"/> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080515135728js_/http://image.guim.co.uk/static/52027/original/common/scripts/styles.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080515135728js_/http://image.guim.co.uk/static/52027/original/common/scripts/gu.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080515135728js_/http://image.guim.co.uk/static/52027/original/common/scripts/prototype-1.6.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ function init() { new SearchForm('https://web.archive.org/web/20080515135728/http://browse.guardian.co.uk'); urlStack.clearUrlStack(); var signInLink = document.getElementById("sign-in"); if (signInLink) { signInLink.onclick = signIn; } var registerLink = document.getElementById("register"); if (registerLink) { registerLink.onclick = register; } var signOutLink = document.getElementById("sign-out"); if (signOutLink) { signOutLink.onclick = signOut; } } var urlStack = new UrlStack(".guardian.co.uk"); window.onload = init; //]]> </script></head> <body class="front interactive"> <div id="wrapper"> <script id="hitboxScript" type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if(isExternalSystemOn("hbx")) { var _hbEC=0; var _hbE=new Array; function _hbEvent(a,b) { b=_hbE[_hbEC++]=new Object(); b._N=a; b._C=0; return b; } var hbx=_hbEvent("pv"); hbx.vpc="HBX0103u"; hbx.gn="hits.gureport.co.uk"; hbx.acct="DM5506080PEE;DM54102495BW"; hbx.pn="{interactive}{Earthquake+near+Chengdu}{p755619}"; hbx.mlc="GU/World+news/China+earthquake"; hbx.pndef="title"; hbx.ctdef="full"; hbx.fv=""; hbx.lt="manual"; hbx.dlf="n"; hbx.dft="n"; hbx.elf="n"; hbx.ci='(none)'; hbx.hc1='usa'; hbx.hc2='(none)'; hbx.hc3="guardian.co.uk"; hbx.hc4="China+earthquake+2008,China+(News),Natural+disasters+(News),World+news"; var cv=_hbEvent("cv"); cv.c5="Unclassified"; cv.c6=""; cv.c7="2008_05_15"; } //]]> </script> <script id="hitboxScript" type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if(isExternalSystemOn("hbx")) { generateScriptTag("https://web.archive.org/web/20080515135728/http://image.guardian.co.uk/hbx.js"); } </script> <noscript id="hitboxNoScript"> <div><img alt="" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080515135728im_/http://hits.gureport.co.uk/HG?hc=we89&cd=1&hv=6&ce=u&hb=DM5506080PEE;DM54102495BW&n={interactive}{Earthquake+near+Chengdu}{p755619}&vcon=GU/World+news/China+earthquake&seg=&cmp=&gp=&fnl=&pec=&dcmp=&ra=&gn=&cv=&ld=&la=&customerid=(none)&c1=usa&c2=(none)&c3=guardian.co.uk&c4=China+earthquake+2008,China+(News),Natural+disasters+(News),World+news&c5=&c6=&c7=2008_05_15" width="1" height="1"/></div> </noscript>  <div id="skiplinks"> <ul> <li><a href="#box" accesskey="s">Jump to content [s]</a></li> <li><a href="#nav" accesskey="0">Jump to site navigation [0]</a></li>  <li><a href="#web-search-field" accesskey="4">Jump to search [4]</a></li>   <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080515135728/http://guardian.co.uk/Users/help/article/0,,933909,00.html" accesskey="8">Terms and conditions [8]</a></li>  </ul> </div>  <div id="header"> <div id="sub-header"> <ul class="user-details"> <li id="sign-in" class="first"><a href="/web/20080515135728/http://www.guardian.co.uk/Users/signin/tr/1,,-1,00.html" name="&lid={header}{Signedin}&lpos={header}{1}">Sign in</a></li><li id="register"><a href="/web/20080515135728/http://www.guardian.co.uk/Users/register/1,,-1,00.html" name="&lid={header}{Register}&lpos={header}{2}">Register</a></li> <li id="larger" class="first">Text <a href="/web/20080515135728/http://www.guardian.co.uk/help/accessibility" name="&lid={header}{Text Larger}&lpos={header}{6}">larger</a></li><li id="smaller"><a href="/web/20080515135728/http://www.guardian.co.uk/help/accessibility" name="&lid={header}{Text Smaller}&lpos={header}{7}">smaller</a></li> </ul>  <div id="topslot"> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if(isExternalSystemOn("displayads")) { var src = 'https://web.archive.org/web/20080515135728/http://ads.guardian.co.uk/js.ng/spacedesc=topslot&comfolder=unclassified&keywords=%2CChina%2Bearthquake%2B2008%2CChina%2B%28News%29%2CNatural%2Bdisasters%2B%28News%29%2CWorld%2Bnews%2C&site=News&country=usa&region=ca&city=san diego&bandwidth=broadband&url=%252Fworld%252Finteractive%252F2008%252Fmay%252F12%252Fchina&rand=-670479263&series=&system=interactive&tile=2757136&blockVideoAds=false&'; generateScriptTag(src); } //]]> </script> </div> </div> <div id="guardian-logo"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080515135728/http://www.guardian.co.uk/" name="&lid={header}{Guardian}&lpos={header}{8}"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080515135728im_/http://image.guim.co.uk/static/52027/original/zones/news/images/logo.gif" height="22" width="140" alt="guardian.co.uk logo"/></a> </div> <form id="search" action="https://web.archive.org/web/20080515135728/http://www.guardian.co.uk/com/r2sitesearch/tr/1,,,00.html" method="get" onsubmit="return SearchForm('http://browse.guardian.co.uk/search?search=','http://www.guardian.co.uk/search/users');"> <fieldset id="web-search"> <label for="web-search-field">Search: </label> <input type="text" class="text search-field" name="web-search-field" id="web-search-field"/> <label for="sitesearch-radio"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080515135728im_/http://image.guim.co.uk/static/52027/original/common/images/spacer.gif" width="1" height="1" alt="Location"/></label> <select name="sitesearch-radio"> <option value="guardian" id="search-guardian">guardian.co.uk</option> <option value="World news" id="search-section">World news</option>  </select> <input type="submit" class="submit sitesearch-submit" value="Search" name="go-guardian" id="go-guardian"/> </fieldset> </form> <div id="zones-nav"> <div id="global-nav"> <ul> <li class="first news"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080515135728/http://www.guardian.co.uk/" name="&lid={globalNav}{News}&lpos={trail}{1}">News</a> </li> <li class="sport"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080515135728/http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport" name="&lid={globalNav}{Sport}&lpos={trail}{2}">Sport</a> </li> <li class="comment"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080515135728/http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/" name="&lid={globalNav}{Comment}&lpos={trail}{3}">Comment</a> </li> <li class="culture"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080515135728/http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture" name="&lid={globalNav}{Culture}&lpos={trail}{4}">Culture</a> </li> <li class="business"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080515135728/http://www.guardian.co.uk/business" name="&lid={globalNav}{Business}&lpos={trail}{5}">Business</a> </li> <li class="money"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080515135728/http://www.guardian.co.uk/money" name="&lid={globalNav}{Money}&lpos={trail}{6}">Money</a> </li> <li class="life-style"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080515135728/http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle" name="&lid={globalNav}{Life &amp; style}&lpos={trail}{7}">Life & style</a> </li> <li class="travel"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080515135728/http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel" name="&lid={globalNav}{Travel}&lpos={trail}{8}">Travel</a> </li> <li class="environment"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080515135728/http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment" name="&lid={globalNav}{Environment}&lpos={trail}{9}">Environment</a> </li> <li class="blogs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080515135728/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/" name="&lid={globalNav}{Blogs}&lpos={trail}{10}">Blogs</a> </li> <li class="jobs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080515135728/http://www.guardian.co.uk/jobs" name="&lid={globalNav}{Jobs}&lpos={trail}{11}">Jobs</a> </li> <li class="last a-z"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080515135728/http://www.guardian.co.uk/index/subjects/a" name="&lid={globalNav}{A-Z}&lpos={trail}{12}">A-Z</a> </li> </ul> </div> <div id="nav-bar"> <div id="crumb-nav"> <ul> <li id="crumb1"><a class="first-second" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080515135728/http://www.guardian.co.uk/" name="&lid={crumbNavigation}{News}&lpos={crumbNavigation}{1}">News</a></li> <li id="crumb2"><a class="first-second" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080515135728/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world" name="&lid={crumbNavigation}{World news}&lpos={crumbNavigation}{2}">World news</a></li> <li id="crumb3"><a class="first-end" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080515135728/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/chinaearthquake" name="&lid={crumbNavigation}{China earthquake}&lpos={crumbNavigation}{3}">China earthquake</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="box"> <div id="content"> <div id="article-header"> <h1>Earthquake near Chengdu</h1> <ul class="article-attributes"> <li class="credit"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080515135728/http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/paddyallen" name="&lid={interactive}{Paddy Allen}&lpos={interactive}{1}">Paddy Allen</a>, </li> <li class="publication"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080515135728/http://www.guardian.co.uk/" name="&lid={interactive}{guardian.co.uk}&lpos={interactive}{2}">guardian.co.uk</a>, </li> <li class="date">Monday May 12 2008</li> </ul> </div> <div id="flash-content"> <div id="interactive" class="flash"> </div> </div> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ var FO = {movie:"https://web.archive.org/web/20080515135728/http://image.guim.co.uk/interactive/1210607646908/359419/china_quake_chengdu.swf",width:"780",height:"475",base:"https://web.archive.org/web/20080515135728/http://image.guim.co.uk/interactive/1210607646908/359419/",flashvars:"",majorversion:"8",build:"0",bgcolor:"#FFFFFF",wmode:"transparent",allowscriptaccess:"always",allowfullscreen:"true"}; UFO.create(FO, "interactive"); //]]> </script> <div class="navigation"> <ul id="article-toolbox-side"> <li><a class="sendside rollover" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080515135728/http://www.guardian.co.uk/email/334078441" id="sendlinkSidebar" title="Opens an email form" name="&lid={email-INTERACTIVE}{Interactive: Earthquake near Chengdu}"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080515135728im_/http://image.guim.co.uk/static/52027/original/common/images/icon_email-friend.gif" alt="Send to a friend" class="trail-icon"/><span>Send to a friend</span></a></li> <li> <a class="sendside rollover" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080515135728/http://www.guardian.co.uk/share/334078441" id="sharelinkSidebar" title="Opens a share this page in a new window" name="&lid={share-INTERACTIVE}{Interactive: Earthquake near Chengdu}"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080515135728im_/http://image.guim.co.uk/static/52027/original/common/images/icon_share.gif" alt="Share this" class="trail-icon"/><span>Share</span></a> </li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080515135728/http://www.guardian.co.uk/users/clippings/add?r2PageId=755619" id="clippable" class="rollover" name="&lid={clip-ARTICLE}{Interactive: Earthquake near Chengdu}&lpos={myclippings}{1}"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080515135728im_/http://image.guim.co.uk/static/52027/original/common/images/icon_clip.gif" alt="Clip this" class="trail-icon"/><span>Clip</span></a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080515135728/http://www.guardian.co.uk/contactus/334078441" class="sendside rollover" id="contactlinkSidebar"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080515135728im_/http://image.guim.co.uk/static/52027/original/common/images/icon_email-us.gif" alt="Contact us" class="trail-icon"/><span>Contact us</span></a></li> </ul> <div class="send" id="send-share-side"> <div class="send-inner "> <div class="share-top"> <h3>Share</h3> <span><a class="sendside">Close</a></span> </div> <ul> <li> <a class="digg" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080515135728/http://digg.com/submit?phase=2&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.guardian.co.uk%2Fworld%2Finteractive%2F2008%2Fmay%2F12%2Fchina&title=Earthquake+near+Chengdu" name="lid={share}{Digg}">Digg</a> </li> <li> <a class="reddit" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080515135728/http://reddit.com/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.guardian.co.uk%2Fworld%2Finteractive%2F2008%2Fmay%2F12%2Fchina&title=Earthquake+near+Chengdu" name="lid={share}{reddit}">reddit</a> </li> <li> <a class="google" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080515135728/http://www.google.com/bookmarks/mark?op=edit&bkmk=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.guardian.co.uk%2Fworld%2Finteractive%2F2008%2Fmay%2F12%2Fchina&title=Earthquake+near+Chengdu" name="lid={share}{Google Bookmarks}">Google Bookmarks</a> </li> <li> <a class="yahoo" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080515135728/http://myweb2.search.yahoo.com/myresults/bookmarklet?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.guardian.co.uk%2Fworld%2Finteractive%2F2008%2Fmay%2F12%2Fchina&t=Earthquake+near+Chengdu" name="lid={share}{Yahoo! My Web}">Yahoo! My Web</a> </li> <li> <a class="delicious" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080515135728/http://del.icio.us/post?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.guardian.co.uk%2Fworld%2Finteractive%2F2008%2Fmay%2F12%2Fchina&title=Earthquake+near+Chengdu" name="lid={share}{del.icio.us}">del.icio.us</a> </li> <li> <a class="stumbleupon" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080515135728/http://www.stumbleupon.com/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.guardian.co.uk%2Fworld%2Finteractive%2F2008%2Fmay%2F12%2Fchina&title=Earthquake+near+Chengdu" name="&lid={shareThisSidebar}{StumbleUpon}&lpos={shareThisSidebar}{1}">StumbleUpon</a> </li> <li> <a class="newsvine" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080515135728/http://www.newsvine.com/_tools/seed&save?popoff=0&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.guardian.co.uk%2Fworld%2Finteractive%2F2008%2Fmay%2F12%2Fchina&h=Earthquake+near+Chengdu" name="&lid={shareThisSidebar}{Newsvine}&lpos={shareThisSidebar}{2}">Newsvine</a> </li> <li> <a class="livejournal" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080515135728/http://www.livejournal.com/update.bml?subject=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.guardian.co.uk%2Fworld%2Finteractive%2F2008%2Fmay%2F12%2Fchina" name="lid={share}{livejournal}">livejournal</a> </li> <li> <a class="facebook" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080515135728/http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.guardian.co.uk%2Fworld%2Finteractive%2F2008%2Fmay%2F12%2Fchina" name="lid={share}{Facebook}">Facebook</a> </li> <li> <a class="blinklist" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080515135728/http://blinklist.com/index.php?Action=Blink/addblink.php&Url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.guardian.co.uk%2Fworld%2Finteractive%2F2008%2Fmay%2F12%2Fchina&Title=Earthquake+near+Chengdu" name="lid={share}{BlinkList}">BlinkList</a> </li> </ul> <div class="clear"></div> </div> </div> <div class="send" id="send-email-side"> <div class="send-inner "> <div class="share-top"> <h3>Email</h3> <span><a class="sendside">Close</a></span> </div> <div> <form method="post" name="emailthis" id="emailthis" action="https://web.archive.org/web/20080515135728/http://www.guardian.co.uk/email/334078441"> <fieldset> <div> <label for="to">Recipient's email address</label> </div> <input type="text" name="to" maxlength="64" value=""/> </fieldset> <fieldset> <div> <label for="name">Your name</label> </div> <input type="text" name="name" maxlength="64" value=""/> </fieldset> <fieldset> <div> <label for="note">Add a note (optional)</label> <br/><span id="warning-side"></span> </div> <textarea name="note" cols="25" rows="5" onkeyup="formCheckerSide(this,250)"></textarea> </fieldset> <div class="inputrow"> <input type="submit" value="Send"/> </div> </form> </div> </div> </div> <div id="contact-side" class="send"> <div class="send-inner"> <div class="share-top"> <h3>Contact us</h3> <span><a class="sendside">Close</a></span> </div> <div class="col first"> <ul> <li> Report errors or inaccuracies: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080515135728/mailto:userhelp@guardian.co.uk">userhelp@guardian.co.uk</a> </li> <li> Letters for publication should be sent to: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080515135728/mailto:letters@guardian.co.uk">letters@guardian.co.uk</a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="col"> <ul> <li> If you need help using the site: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080515135728/mailto:userhelp@guardian.co.uk">userhelp@guardian.co.uk</a> </li> <li> Call the main Guardian and Observer switchboard: <br/><span>+44 (0)20 7278 2332</span> </li> <li> <ul> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080515135728/http://adinfo-guardian.co.uk/">Advertising guide</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080515135728/http://www.guardian.co.uk/syndication/">License/buy our content</a> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="relatedlinks" class="capsule"> <h3 class="first"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080515135728/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world" name="&lid={inlineKeyword}{World news}&lpos={inlineKeyword}{1}">World news</a></h3> <ul class="relatedlinks-keywords"> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080515135728/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/chinaearthquake" name="&lid={inlineKeyword}{China earthquake}&lpos={inlineKeyword}{2}" rel="tag">China earthquake</a> · </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080515135728/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/china" name="&lid={inlineKeyword}{China}&lpos={inlineKeyword}{3}" rel="tag">China</a> · </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080515135728/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/naturaldisasters" name="&lid={inlineKeyword}{Natural disasters}&lpos={inlineKeyword}{4}" rel="tag">Natural disasters</a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="article-trailblock package"> <ul class="trail"> <li class="package-headline"> <h4>More on this story</h4> </li> <li class="picture"> <p><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080515135728im_/http://image.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2008/05/15/china140.jpg" alt="A rescue worker carries a body bag near a collapsed school building in Sichuan province damaged by the China earthquake" width="140" height="84"/></p> <p class="linktext"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080515135728/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/may/15/chinaearthquake.china4" name="&lid={articleTrailblock}{Chinese earthquake toll may soar to 50,000}&lpos={trail}{1}">Chinese earthquake toll may soar to 50,000</a> </p> </li> <li> <p class="linktext"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080515135728/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/may/15/chinaearthquake.naturaldisasters" name="&lid={articleTrailblock}{Survivors urged to hang on}&lpos={trail}{2}">Survivors urged to hang on</a> </p> </li> <li> <p class="linktext"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080515135728/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/may/15/chinaearthquake.china2" name="&lid={articleTrailblock}{Ill-equipped soldiers face losing rescue battle}&lpos={trail}{3}">Ill-equipped soldiers face losing rescue battle</a> </p> </li> <li> <p class="linktext"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080515135728im_/http://image.guim.co.uk/static/52027/original/common/images/icon_video.gif" alt="Video" class="trail-icon"/> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080515135728/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/video/2008/may/15/amateurvideo" name="&lid={articleTrailblock}{Amateur footage of the quake}&lpos={trail}{4}">Amateur footage of the quake</a> </p> </li> <li> <p class="linktext"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080515135728/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/may/15/chinaearthquake.china" name="&lid={articleTrailblock}{For desperate mountain survivors, a kind of haven}&lpos={trail}{5}">For desperate mountain survivors, a kind of haven</a> </p> </li> <li> <p class="linktext"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080515135728/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/may/15/chinaearthquake.china1" name="&lid={articleTrailblock}{Pregnant woman rescued after 50 hours}&lpos={trail}{6}">Pregnant woman rescued after 50 hours</a> </p> </li> <li> <p class="linktext"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080515135728im_/http://image.guim.co.uk/static/52027/original/common/images/icon_gallery.gif" alt="Gallery" class="trail-icon"/> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080515135728/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/gallery/2008/may/15/chinaearthquake.china" onclick="return openGalleryPopup('https://web.archive.org/web/20080515135728/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/gallery/2008/may/15/chinaearthquake.china', 696);" name="&lid={articleTrailblock}{Gallery: Dan Chung at the earthquake scene}&lpos={trail}{7}">Gallery: Dan Chung at the earthquake scene</a> </p> </li> <li> <p class="linktext"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080515135728/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/chinaearthquake" name="&lid={articleTrailblock}{More on the Chinese earthquake}&lpos={trail}{8}">More on the Chinese earthquake</a> </p> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="commercial" id="promo"> <div class="capsule jobsbox"> <h3><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080515135728/http://jobs.guardian.co.uk/?gusrc=gu_jobs_box_World news&link=World news_jbx_logo" name="&lid={jobsBox}{Guardian Jobs}&lpos={jobsBox}{1}"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080515135728im_/http://image.guim.co.uk/static/52027/original/common/images/guardianjobs.gif" alt="Guardian Jobs"/></a></h3> <form action="https://web.archive.org/web/20080515135728/http://jobs.guardian.co.uk/searchjobs/" onsubmit="return doSearchAllSubmit( this );"> <fieldset> <input type="text" class="text plain-search" id="freetext-searchalljobs" name="freetext" value="Search all jobs" onfocus="this.value='';"/> <input type="hidden" name="keyword" id="keyword-searchalljobs" value=""/> <input type="submit" class="submit" name="go" value="Go"/> <input type="hidden" name="gusrc" value="gu_jobs_box_World news"/> <input type="hidden" name="link" value="World news_jbx_go"/> </fieldset> </form> <ul class="jobs"> <li class="odd"><h4> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080515135728/http://jobs.guardian.co.uk/job/512032/editors-aa-publishing?RSSSearch=5648315&gusrc=gu_jobs_box_World news&link=World news_jbx_vac" name="&lid={jobsBox}{Editors AA Publishing|World news}&lpos={jobsBox}{2}">Editors AA Publishing</a></h4> <p><span class="employer">the aa.</span> <span class="location">basingstoke, hampshire.</span> <span class="wage">unspecified.</span> </p> </li> <li><h4> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080515135728/http://jobs.guardian.co.uk/job/508122/gu-fmcg-strategy-analyst-with-fluent-french?RSSSearch=5648315&gusrc=gu_jobs_box_World news&link=World news_jbx_vac" name="&lid={jobsBox}{Gu - FMCG Strategy Analyst with fluent French|World news}&lpos={jobsBox}{3}">Gu - FMCG Strategy Analyst with fluent French</a></h4> <p><span class="employer">fresh minds.</span> <span class="location">are you seeking a strategic role working with one….</span> <span class="wage">拢25,000 + bonus and excellent progression opportunities within 6-12 months.</span> </p> </li> <li class="odd"><h4> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080515135728/http://jobs.guardian.co.uk/job/518911/administrative-officer?RSSSearch=5648315&gusrc=gu_jobs_box_World news&link=World news_jbx_vac" name="&lid={jobsBox}{Administrative Officer|World news}&lpos={jobsBox}{4}">Administrative Officer</a></h4> <p><span class="employer">london metropolitan university.</span> <span class="location">central london.</span> <span class="wage">pro rata of 拢22,473 -拢25,614 per annum inclusive.</span> </p> </li> </ul> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ function doSearchAllSubmit( form ) { var jobsSectionToSearch = ''; var freeText = ''; var searchTextField = document.getElementById( 'freetext-searchalljobs' ); var keywordElem = document.getElementById( 'keyword-searchalljobs' ); var isSectionSearch = function() { return jobsSectionToSearch != ''; } var textIsModified = function() { if( isSectionSearch() ) { return ( searchTextField.value != 'Search all ' + freeText + ' jobs' ); } return ( searchTextField.value != 'Search all jobs' ); } if( !textIsModified() ) { keywordElem.value = ''; if( isSectionSearch() ) { form.action = 'https://web.archive.org/web/20080515135728/http://jobs.guardian.co.uk/jobs/null'; return true; } form.action = 'https://web.archive.org/web/20080515135728/http://jobs.guardian.co.uk/'; return true; } keywordElem.value = searchTextField.value; _hbLink( '{jobsbox-searchalljobs}', '{jobsbox-searchalljobs}{1}' ); return true; } //]]> </script> <p class="find-a-job"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080515135728/http://jobs.guardian.co.uk/?gusrc=gu_jobs_box_World news&link=World news_jbx_brse" name="&lid={jobsBox}{Browse all jobs}&lpos={jobsBox}{5}">Browse all jobs</a> </p> </div> <div id="sponsored-features" class="capsule sponsored-features commercial"> <ul class="trail trailblock tri"> <li class="major-heading"><h3>Sponsored features</h3></li> <script type="text/javascript"> function showSponsoredFeatures() { var sponsoredFeatureComponent = document.getElementById('sponsored-features'); if(sponsoredFeatureComponent) { sponsoredFeatureComponent.style.display = 'block'; } } </script> <li class="normal image odd"> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080515135728js_/http://ads.guardian.co.uk/js.ng/spacedesc=sponsoredfeature1&comfolder=unclassified&keywords=%2CChina%2Bearthquake%2B2008%2CChina%2B%28News%29%2CNatural%2Bdisasters%2B%28News%29%2CWorld%2Bnews%2C&site=News&country=usa&region=ca&city=san diego&bandwidth=broadband&url=%252Fworld%252Finteractive%252F2008%252Fmay%252F12%252Fchina&rand=-1653995464&system=other&blockVideoAds=false"></script> </li> <li class="normal image"> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080515135728js_/http://ads.guardian.co.uk/js.ng/spacedesc=sponsoredfeature2&comfolder=unclassified&keywords=%2CChina%2Bearthquake%2B2008%2CChina%2B%28News%29%2CNatural%2Bdisasters%2B%28News%29%2CWorld%2Bnews%2C&site=News&country=usa&region=ca&city=san diego&bandwidth=broadband&url=%252Fworld%252Finteractive%252F2008%252Fmay%252F12%252Fchina&rand=1275702271&system=other&blockVideoAds=false"></script> </li> </ul> </div> <script type="text/javascript"> google_adtest = 'on'; </script> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if (isExternalSystemOn("googleadsense")) { generateScriptTag("https://web.archive.org/web/20080515135728/http://image.guim.co.uk/static/52027/original/common/scripts/googleAdSense.js"); generateScriptTag("https://web.archive.org/web/20080515135728/http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"); } // ]]> </script> <div id="yahoosm"></div> <div id="yahoosm_loader"></div> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if(isExternalSystemOn("yahooSM")) { generateScriptTag("https://web.archive.org/web/20080515135728/http://image.guim.co.uk/static/52027/original/common/scripts/yahoosm.js"); } // ]]> </script> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if(isExternalSystemOn("yahooSM") ) { var zSr = null; var mapkey = null; var yahooSmIsLiveProd = document.domain.match(/guardian\.co\.uk$/); var yahooSmUrl = buildYahooSmUrl('v2_world' , 'usa', yahooSmIsLiveProd); if( yahooSmUrl ) { document.writeln('<script type="text/javascript" src="' + yahooSmUrl + '"></' + 'script>'); } var hotspotsUrl = buildHotspotsUrl('v2_world', 'usa', yahooSmIsLiveProd); if( hotspotsUrl ) { document.writeln('<script type="text/javascript" src="' + hotspotsUrl + '"></' + 'script>'); } } // ]]> </script> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if(isExternalSystemOn("yahooSM")) { if (zSr != null && mapkey != null) { renderYahooSm(zSr, mapkey); } } function moveContents(source, target) { while(source.hasChildNodes()) { target.appendChild(source.removeChild(source.firstChild)); } } //]]> </script> </div> <div id="footer"> <ul id="footer-links"> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080515135728/http://www.guardian.co.uk/syndication/" name="&lid={footer}{Licence/buy this content}&lpos={footer}{1}">License/buy our content</a> | </li> <li><a href="/web/20080515135728/http://www.guardian.co.uk/Users/help/article/0,,933905,00.html" name="&lid={footer}{Privacy Policy}&lpos={footer}{2}">Privacy policy</a> | </li> <li><a href="/web/20080515135728/http://www.guardian.co.uk/Users/help/article/0,,933909,00.html" name="&lid={footer}{Terms and Conditions}&lpos={footer}{3}">Terms & conditions</a> | </li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080515135728/http://adinfo-guardian.co.uk/" name="&lid={footer}{Advertising guide}&lpos={footer}{4}">Advertising guide</a> | </li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080515135728/http://www.guardian.co.uk/help/accessibility" name="&lid={footer}{Accessibility}&lpos={footer}{5}">Accessibility</a> | </li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080515135728/http://www.guardian.co.uk/index/subjects/a" name="&lid={footer}{A-Z index}&lpos={footer}{6}">A-Z index</a> | </li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080515135728/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/inside" name="&lid={footer}{Inside guardian.co.uk}&lpos={footer}{7}">Inside guardian.co.uk</a> | </li> <li><a href="/web/20080515135728/http://www.guardian.co.uk/Guardian/information/0,,711853,00.html" name="&lid={footer}{About this site}&lpos={footer}{8}">About guardian.co.uk</a> | </li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080515135728/http://dating.guardian.co.uk/s/" name="&lid={footer}{Join our dating site}&lpos={footer}{9}">Join our dating site today</a></li> </ul> <ul id="copyright-links"> <li>guardian.co.uk © Guardian News and Media Limited 2008</li> </ul>  <form id="section-selector" method="post" action="https://web.archive.org/web/20080515135728/http://www.guardian.co.uk/redirect/1,,,00.html" target="_TOP"> <fieldset> <label for="go-to">Go to: </label> <select id="go-to" name="Url"> <option value="http://www.guardian.co.uk/">guardian.co.uk home</option> <option value="http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk">UK news</option> <option value="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world">World news</option> <option value="http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/index.html?gusrc=gpd">Comment is free blog</option> <option value="http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/news/">Newsblog</option> <option value="http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/sport/">Sport blog</option> <option value="http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/arts/?gusrc=gpd">Arts & Entertainment blog</option> <option value="http://www.guardian.co.uk/audio">Audio & podcasts</option> <option value="http://www.guardian.co.uk/inpictures">In pictures</option> <option value="http://www.guardian.co.uk/video">Video</option> <option value="http://www.guardian.co.uk/Archive/0,,,00.html?gusrc=gpd">Archive search</option> <option value="http://arts.guardian.co.uk/0,,,00.html?gusrc=gpd">Arts & entertainment</option> <option value="http://books.guardian.co.uk/0,,,00.html?gusrc=gpd">Books</option> <option value="http://www.guardian.co.uk/business">Business</option> <option value="http://education.guardian.co.uk/0,,,00.html?gusrc=gpd">EducationGuardian.co.uk</option> <option value="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment">Environment</option> <option value="http://film.guardian.co.uk/0,,,00.html?gusrc=gpd">Film</option> <option value="http://football.guardian.co.uk/0,,,00.html?gusrc=gpd">Football</option> <option value="http://jobs.guardian.co.uk/0,,70781,00.html">Jobs</option> <option value="http://www.guardian.co.uk/katine">Katine appeal</option> <option value="http://lifeandhealth.guardian.co.uk/?gusrc=gpd">Life & style</option> <option value="http://www.guardian.co.uk/media">MediaGuardian.co.uk</option> <option value="http://www.guardian.co.uk/money">Money</option> <option value="http://music.guardian.co.uk/0,,,00.html?gusrc=gpd">Music</option> <option value="http://observer.guardian.co.uk/">The Observer</option> <option value="http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics">Politics</option> <option value="http://www.guardian.co.uk/science">Science</option> <option value="http://shopping.guardian.co.uk/0,,,00.html?gusrc=gpd">Shopping</option> <option value="http://www.guardian.co.uk/society">SocietyGuardian.co.uk</option> <option value="http://sport.guardian.co.uk/0,,,00.html?gusrc=gpd">Sport</option> <option value="http://www.guardian.co.uk/index/talk/0,,,00.html?gusrc=gpd">Talk</option> <option value="http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology">Technology</option> <option value="http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel">Travel</option> <option value="http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/?gusrc=gpd">Been there</option> <option value="http://www.guardian.co.uk/emailservices/0,,1368460,00.html">Email services</option> <option value="http://www.guardian.co.uk/index/subjects/a">Special reports</option> <option value="http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian">The Guardian</option> <option value="http://www.guardian.co.uk/northerner/0,,,00.html?gusrc=gpd">The Northerner</option> <option value="http://www.guardian.co.uk/wrap/subscribe/0,,990467,00.html">The Wrap</option> <option value="http://adinfo-guardian.co.uk/?gusrc=gpd">Advertising guide</option> <option value="http://www.ogenterprises.co.uk/?gusrc=gpd">Compare finance products</option> <option value="http://www.guardian.co.uk/crossword/0,,,00.html?gusrc=gpd">Crossword</option> <option value="http://www.guardian.co.uk/eventsandoffers/0,,,00.html?gusrc=gpd">Events / offers</option> <option value="http://www.guardian.co.uk/feedback/0,,,00.html?gusrc=gpd">Feedback</option> <option value="http://www.guardiangardencentre.co.uk/?gusrc=gpd">Garden centre</option> <option value="http://www.guardian.co.uk/pressoffice/0,,,00.html?gusrc=gpd">GNM Press Office</option> <option value="http://www.guardian.co.uk/graduate/0,,1777545,00.html">Graduate</option> <option value="http://www.guardianbookshop.co.uk/BerteShopWeb/home.do?gusrc=gpd">Bookshop</option> <option value="http://www.guardianecostore.co.uk/guardian/default.aspx?gusrc=gpd">Guardian Ecostore</option> <option value="http://www.guardian.co.uk/guardianfilms/0,,,00.html?gusrc=gpd">Guardian Films</option> <option value="http://www.guardian.co.uk/headlineservice/0,,,00.html?gusrc=gpd">Headline service</option> <option value="http://www.guardian.co.uk/gu_contacts/0,,180767,00.html">Help / contacts</option> <option value="http://www.guardian.co.uk/information/0,,,00.html?gusrc=gpd">Information</option> <option value="http://www.guardian.co.uk/values/0,,,00.html?gusrc=gpd">Living our values</option> <option value="http://www.guardian.co.uk/newsroom/0,,,00.html?gusrc=gpd">Newsroom</option> <option value="http://www.guardian.co.uk/notesandqueries/0,,,00.html?gusrc=gpd">Notes & Queries</option> <option value="http://www.guardianoffers.co.uk/mall/GuardianOffers/?gusrc=gpd">Reader Offers</option> <option value="http://www.guardian.co.uk/readerseditor/0,,652386,00.html">Readers' editor</option> <option value="http://dating.guardian.co.uk/s/?gusrc=gpd">Soulmates dating</option> <option value="http://www.guardian.co.uk/styleguide/0,,,00.html?gusrc=gpd">Style guide</option> <option value="http://syndication.guardian.co.uk/?gusrc=gpd">Syndication services</option> <option value="http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/bookatrip">Travel offers</option> <option value="http://www.guardian.co.uk/TV/0,,,00.html?gusrc=gpd">TV listings</option> <option value="http://www.guardian.co.uk/weather">Weather</option> <option value="http://www.guardian.co.uk/index/webguides/0,,,00.html?gusrc=gpd">Web guides</option> <option value="http://www.gnmcareers.co.uk/fe/tpl_GuardianNews01.asp">Working for us</option> <option value="http://www.guardianweekly.co.uk/expat">Guardian Abroad</option> <option value="http://www.guardianweekly.co.uk/?gusrc=gpd">Guardian Weekly</option> <option value="http://www.moneyobserver.com/?gusrc=gpd">Money Observer</option> <option value="http://www.guardian.co.uk/public/0,,,00.html?gusrc=gpd">Public</option> <option value="http://www.learnthings.co.uk/">Learn</option> <option value="http://www.guardian.backissuenewspapers.co.uk/default.aspx?gusrc=gpd">Guardian back issues</option> <option value="http://www.observer.backissuenewspapers.co.uk/default.aspx?gusrc=gpd">Observer back issues</option> <option value="http://guardianprofessional.co.uk/?gusrc=gpd">Guardian Professional</option> </select> <input type="submit" value="Go"/> </fieldset> </form> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </body> </html>

CINXE.COM

Interactive: Earthquake near Chengdu | World news | guardian.co.uk