[Content Note: Death; injury.]
On Saturday, there was a devastating earthquake in China's Sichuan province, which has left at least 189 people dead and thousands injured. Many people are still missing. More than 17,000 people have lost their homes.
Aid and rescue teams have struggled to find survivors and provide help though 2,000 aftershocks that have cluttered roads with debris and caused landslides, making many roads unpassable via vehicle.
Here is some recommended reading:
CBS News: Over 189 Dead in China Earthquake: "We Lost Everything." [CN: There is an image of an injured survivor at the link.]
Guardian: China Earthquake: Experience Could Not Save Those Too Slow or Too Small.
Aljazeera: China Faces Fresh Crisis in Quake-Hit Sichuan.
New York Times: Surviving China's Latest Earthquake, but Afraid to Go Home.
BBC: Rescue Teams Blast Roads Amid Aftershocks.
Yahoo News: What Caused the Deadly China Earthquake?
I am having trouble finding good information about where and how to best help, although it looks like Oxfam Sichuan and One Foundation would be good options. If you have any suggestion about where to direct teaspoons, please leave them in comments.
This quake is comes five years after the quake in Sichuan which left 90,000 people dead or missing. I don't even have words to convey how profoundly sad I am for the people in this region, who are struggling through the aftermath of another devastating natural disaster so soon after the last one.
I know there are Shakers who have family in this region: I hope your families are safe.
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