That's the current death toll from the massive earthquake that hit Sichuan province on Monday afternoon. The only effect we've felt here is emotional; a number of my students are from that province.
Some of the details are particularly devastating: 900 students buried under the rubble of one middle school; thousands of workers killed in one factory. It boggles the mind.
Scarier still is the hand, foot, and mouth disease tearing through Anhui and Guangdong province. That's a bit closer to home. My colleagues with small children are a bit worried.
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I'm just now hearing about it this morning in my NY Times email. I came immediately to your page and I'm so glad that you guys are alright.
My thoughts are with you.
NPR coincidentally had a correspondent already in China to cover an unrelated story. She described the scene of a rainy night, bodies of schoolchildren laid out uncovered so they could be identified by their hysterical parents. So sad!
Thank you for posting--I've been thinking about you. And I'm sending my love out to the universe...the best a quasiatheistic can offer just now...and hugs to you & D.
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