Juyuan Middle School

Guide Note

After a devastating 7.8 earthquake hit China on May 12, around 900 students were buried when a school collapsed near the Chinese city of Chengdu, Sichuan's provincial capital.

According to a report in the Scientific American the school's collapse was caused by the 6.0 aftershock.

There are thought to be 8 schools that have collapsed in the region hit by the earthquake.

Fast Facts

  1. Teenagers buried beneath the rubble
  2. Three-storey building
  3. Parents said to be watching while cranes excavate the site

Earthquake Facts

  1. 7.8 magnitude
  2. Epicenter: 57 miles north-west of Chengdu, China
  3. Biggest to hit China since an 8.6 quake struck Tibet in 1950
  4. Tremors felt in Beijing, Bangkok, Hong Kong, Taipei and Hanoi, Vietnam
  5. Hit at 2:28 p.m. local time
  6. Magnitude 6 after shock hit same area after 15 minutes

The Mahalo Top 7

  1. Times Online: China quake: ‘One moment the school was there, then it was gone’ (May 14, 2008)
  2. NPR: 'Unspeakable Pain' at Collapsed School in China (May 13, 2008)
  3. China View: Wen Jiabao directs rescue efforts (May 13, 2008)
  4. Yahoo Images: Rescuers search the rubble of the collapsed Juyuan middle school (May 12, 2008)
  5. BBC News: 'Hundreds buried' by China quake (May 12, 2008)
  6. Scientific American: Thousands Feared Dead in China Earthquake (May 12, 2008)
  7. Video: China earthquake: Death toll crosses 8,500

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