05.12.08
China Quake Death Toll Rises to 8,500
A massive earthquake struck central China on Monday, killing more than 8,500 people, trapping nearly 900 students under the rubble of their school and spilling ammonia from a chemical plant, state media reported. The 7.8-magnitude earthquake was among the worst to strike China in decades…
China’s deadliest earthquake in modern history struck the northeastern city of Tangshan on July 28, 1976, killing 240,000 people.