<p>Yesterday, the biggest earthquake since the '70s, I believe, hit China’s Sichuan province (in its southwestern region), with a magnitude of 7.9 on the Richter scale.</p>
<p>“Thirty Chinese troops in the town of Yingxiu, in Wenchuan, rescued 300 injured residents, state news agency Xinhua said. But of an estimated population of around 10,000, only 2,000 residents were found alive, a local official said.”</p>
<p>"In one city, Mianyang, 18,000 people are said to be buried under the rubble, and in nearby Mianzhu, at least 4,800 are reported trapped. </p>
<p>Elsewhere, two schools have collapsed, each trapping nearly 1,000 students and staff. " ([BBC</a> NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Rescuers reach Chinese epicentre](<a href=“http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7399732.stm]BBC”>BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Struggle to reach quake trapped))</p>
<p>If anyone is interested, there are dozens of genuine donation websites set up for the relief effort (links from [Login</a> | Facebook](<a href=“Redirecting...”>Redirecting...) , a facebook group established by some Stanford students):</p>
<li>China Red Cross (Chinese Site)
<a href=“http://www.redcross.org.cn%5B/url%5D”>http://www.redcross.org.cn</a> ]<a href=“http://www.redcross.org.cn”>http://www.redcross.org.cn</a> </li>
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