Rising From the Rubble of the Sichuan Quake
Piles of red bricks clutter the roadsides. Stacks of concrete drainage pipes fill parking lo
ts, while stores do a brisk trade in paint and window frames. Like countless other places in China, this corner of central Sichuan province is undergoing a building boom. But this is no typical growth story. When I was here six months ago, bodies jutted from the pancaked floors of collapsed buildings and lined rubble-strewn streets. Tens of thousands of homeless crowded into sports stadiums, and millions more slept in tents.
Austin Ramzy (’03) reports for TIME Magazine.
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Posted January 18th, 2009 |
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