On 12 May 2008, an earthquake measuring 8.0 on the Richter Scale shook China’s Sichuan province. The epicenter was located in the Wenchuan district, but its effects were felt throughout the mainland. felt throughout the mainland. The area most devastated by the earthquake was the city of Beichuan. Beichuan city. Almost all of its buildings were destroyed. Where once a city stood, now all that remains is an endless mass of concrete rubble.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The province was almost destroyed; the quality of the region’s buildings is subject to public and institutional inspections. The quality of the region’s buildings is subject to public and institutional inspections. The disaster claimed 70,000 victims and 17,500 people are still missing. 17,500 people are still missing. National and foreign relief workers have been working diligently to rescue victims. However, their chances of finding survivors have greatly diminished over the last few weeks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
On 12 May 2008, an earthquake measuring 8.0 on the Richter Scale shook China’s Sichuan province. The epicenter was located in the Wenchuan district, but its effects were felt throughout the mainland. felt throughout the mainland. The area most devastated by the earthquake was the city of Beichuan. Beichuan city. Almost all of its buildings<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":71,"featured_media":11624,"menu_order":262,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"edicion":[209],"class_list":["post-11629","finalistas","type-finalistas","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","edicion-209"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n