China Earthquake: The economic aftershocks

A Chinese friend of mine spent most of last week on the phone, checking up on family. He’s from Sichuan , the Chinese province most affected by last Monday’s earthquake . The death toll is now expected to exceed 50,000. But millions of homes and businesses have not just been destroyed. My friend’s family had no casualties to deplore—but even they have been spending the last week outside, in tents and in cars, as fear of aftershocks have disrupted life all across the region. Sichuan and the surrounding areas are among the most populous in China . The province has 40 percent of China’s… SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "China Earthquake: The economic aftershocks", url: "http://jutiagroup.com/2008/05/19/china-earthquake-the-economic-aftershocks/" });