The Ya’an earthquake occurred at 08:02 Beijing Time (00:02 UTC) on April 20, 2013. The epicenter was located in Lushan County, Ya’an, Sichuan, about 116 km (72 mi) from Chengdu along the Longmenshan Fault in the same province heavily impacted by the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. The magnitude of the earthquake was placed at Ms 7.0 by China Earthquake Data Center, Ms 7.0 by Russian Academy of Sciences, Mw 7.0 by Geoscience Australia, Mw 6.6 by the United States Geological Survey (USGS), Mw 6.6 by the European Alert System (EMSC) and Mj 6.9 by the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). 1,815 aftershocks have been recorded as of 00:00 (UTC+8h, April 22) – Information from Wikipedia
Ya’an before the earthquake
Most Beautiful Teacher-Liao Zhi, a dance teacher from Mianzhu, Sichuan, who lost both of her legs during the 512 Wenchuan Earthquake, went to Ya’an as a volunteer immediately after the earthquake.
Most Beautiful Reporter-Chen Ying, a news reporter of Ya’an TV, was supposed to get married on Apr.20. When the earthquake suddenly hit the town, she immediately left her wedding to report the condition of the disaster.
Best Roommate-Huang Yuzhou, a student of Sichuan Teachers’ College, saved all of his roommates’ important properties from his dorm, including 6 laptops, 3 DSLRs, and a little turtle.
There are certainly more beautiful people during this disaster whom I cannot talk about one by one, including volunteers, donors from all over the country, as well as the soldiers who went into the site and saved countless lives. However, there are also issues exposed, which I will talk about in Part 2.
Pray for the victims
(Pictures from google)
I read the story about the reporter that was in the middle of her wedding! So touching.