Re: Earthquake in China - 20000 casualties?

On May 16, 5:10=A0am, Jim Walsh <jimNOwalsSPA...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On Fri, 16 May 2008 13:54:16 +0800, vivozh...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> (in article
> <eb1f4e3e-6f21-4a4e-a19b-597fe17f4...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > no, our government did not refuse any assistance from the
international
> > community. think about it, the roads to the epicenter are cut off by
> > earthquake, even the plane/helicopter can't land on those sites, how
can=
 the
> > international relief team enter those place!
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> 1. Yes. The CCP refused foreign assistance.
> 2. Helicopters can deliver aid and aid workers without landing.
> 3. Today we read that the CCP is accepting foreign disaster experts. The
> delay undoubtedly caused deaths to occur that would have been saved.

For your pleasure, Jim Walsh, the Jim Lehrer News Hour yesterday
showed a young couple who returned to Beichuan looking for their
parents and their 4-year-old daughter.  The young woman said:

"They said there are thousands of soldiers looking for survivals....
I only saw a few.  Not enough."