Monday, May 19, 2008

Mourning



Today at 2:28 pm the eerie wailing of China echoed in the at first silent streets. Traffic stopped and every person stilled as sirens rang and horns blared. The whole of China cried out as our hearts bled.

The breeze ruffled the black shiny hair of hundreds of students gathered in the university square, sharing a moment of silence. The president of the university then said a few words and the crowd dispersed to classes.


The whole of China will mourn for three days while the searches continue. The number of deaths has past 32,000 and a new land slide has buried 200 relief workers. There are also reports of continued tremors. It is still only the beginning.

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