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| Outside a tent village on the basketball courts of Lushan Middle School, Li Yang, a 64-year-old grandmother stood with tears flowing down her cheeks as she spoke about her experience. | Outside a tent village on the basketball courts of Lushan Middle School, Li Yang, a 64-year-old grandmother stood with tears flowing down her cheeks as she spoke about her experience. |
| Four adults and her grandson were in their house when it started to "rock, rock very wildly". Screaming they ran for the door, and got outside just as the building crumbled. In a matter of seconds her home turned into a pile of smoldering rubble. "We were so lucky. I can't believe it." | Four adults and her grandson were in their house when it started to "rock, rock very wildly". Screaming they ran for the door, and got outside just as the building crumbled. In a matter of seconds her home turned into a pile of smoldering rubble. "We were so lucky. I can't believe it." |
| Luo Zheng Long, 60, from Longmen county, said he had helped pull three bodies out of his neighbour's house that morning. "The house crumbled and the three people inside had no chance. One lady and two men. It is very sad. We will cremate them tomorrow," he said. | Luo Zheng Long, 60, from Longmen county, said he had helped pull three bodies out of his neighbour's house that morning. "The house crumbled and the three people inside had no chance. One lady and two men. It is very sad. We will cremate them tomorrow," he said. |
| 19-year-old stonemason Shu Liwen was working in the north of China when he heard the news of the quake. He borrowed money from his boss to buy a plane ticket, went straight to the airport and flew to Chengdu. "The first thing I heard when I arrived was that my colleague, a 40-year-old stonemason, was killed when a boulder hit his car," he said. "And then a bit later, as I got closer to home, I found out my family home had been destroyed and my mother and brother were missing. I fear for the worst, but I really hope I can find them." | 19-year-old stonemason Shu Liwen was working in the north of China when he heard the news of the quake. He borrowed money from his boss to buy a plane ticket, went straight to the airport and flew to Chengdu. "The first thing I heard when I arrived was that my colleague, a 40-year-old stonemason, was killed when a boulder hit his car," he said. "And then a bit later, as I got closer to home, I found out my family home had been destroyed and my mother and brother were missing. I fear for the worst, but I really hope I can find them." |
| Rescue efforts were hampered with gridlock on the roads accessing Lushan on Saturday. Thousands of frustrated ambulance drivers, soldiers, fire workers, rescue workers and volunteers sat in vehicles for hours as traffic often ground to a total standstill in the winding mountain roads. Tailbacks were several miles long. Landslides have left large rocks and mud on the road in many parts, making it difficult to pass. | Rescue efforts were hampered with gridlock on the roads accessing Lushan on Saturday. Thousands of frustrated ambulance drivers, soldiers, fire workers, rescue workers and volunteers sat in vehicles for hours as traffic often ground to a total standstill in the winding mountain roads. Tailbacks were several miles long. Landslides have left large rocks and mud on the road in many parts, making it difficult to pass. |
| 12-year-old Luo Rui, who lives in Luo Jia village, down the valley from Lushan, was walking along a road when the earthquake hit. | 12-year-old Luo Rui, who lives in Luo Jia village, down the valley from Lushan, was walking along a road when the earthquake hit. |
| "There was a big noise and everything started to shake. Then we saw huge rocks fall down the mountain and crash on to the road and into the river. We were terrified. I didn't know what to do or where to run. Where was safe? We ran to an open space in front of our house. After a few minutes it went silent again … Our neighbour's house fell down. Our house did not collapse luckily, but it has cracks in it now and does not look safe, so we will sleep outside now". | "There was a big noise and everything started to shake. Then we saw huge rocks fall down the mountain and crash on to the road and into the river. We were terrified. I didn't know what to do or where to run. Where was safe? We ran to an open space in front of our house. After a few minutes it went silent again … Our neighbour's house fell down. Our house did not collapse luckily, but it has cracks in it now and does not look safe, so we will sleep outside now". |
| Retired teacher, Luo Wen Kui, 70, said he was working in nearby fields at the time. "I felt a lot more fear today than when the big earthquake hit five years ago. Here this one hit us a lot harder. The field I was standing in started shaking and jolting. Tiles and bricks were falling off buildings. It scared me to death." | Retired teacher, Luo Wen Kui, 70, said he was working in nearby fields at the time. "I felt a lot more fear today than when the big earthquake hit five years ago. Here this one hit us a lot harder. The field I was standing in started shaking and jolting. Tiles and bricks were falling off buildings. It scared me to death." |
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