the earthquake broke my grandma's house down

China
May 12, 2008 10:04am CST
today, China experienced an earthquake at the scale of 7.8. My hometown was influenced greatly. My grandma's house was broken down. The whole family are living outside now. I am doing my study in another city. The telephone signal is so bad now that it is extremely hard to get through. I am worried about them and all the people there.
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@xtinelee (3371)
• Singapore
12 May 08
Oh god, I hope everything is okay for you, and hopefully your family is fine. I watched the news about China, it's really terrible. I think over the last few years, so many bad things have been happening around the world. I wish all these would stop soon. :(
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• China
12 May 08
thank you. Hope all these will stop soon.
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• United States
13 May 08
I am sorry to hear about what happend to your grandmother's house. I know it can be a very scary situation where this kind of thing happens. I hope your family is ok and they can find shelter somewhere soon. I will be sure and keep your family in my prayers that they will be protected. I see alot of diasters lately on the news that breaks my heart for it seems to be happening alot more these past few and coming years. May god bless you and evevryone through out the world with these horrible diasters.
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• China
13 May 08
thank you. I am brave enough to face the disasters. Things are under control now and communication network is all right now. I hope people living in the center of the quake will be ok soon.
@joyce959 (1559)
• Philippines
12 May 08
My sympathy to your family and to the other people who were affected by the earthquake. I know you are so worried about your grandma and members of your family being not able to contact them by phone. I think telephone lines are also affected that's why you have problems of contacting them. You can try calling the other people living near them if you can ask them about the situation. You can also monitor radio and tv. Hope all is well in your family despite the damage in the house.
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• China
12 May 08
thank you. I just got through.
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@williamjisir (22819)
• China
12 May 08
7.8 earthquake. Tangshan, China  - 7.8 earthquake. Tangshan, China killed three hundred thousand people in the city
Hello dear renee. It is a disaster to us Chinese living in that part of China in WenChuan. I was just listening to the news on radio, saying that more than seven thousand people were killed by the earthquake. I am so sorry to hear that. I hope that your grandma and your family are now staying somewhere very safe from the earthquake. May all the people there be blessed with safety. Take care.
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• China
12 May 08
thank you, dear william. You are blessed too.
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• India
12 May 08
i m really sorry to hear about you. jus try calling them continuously i m sure u ll be able to get thru. or try calling some1 who stays near by to enquire. n do stay tuned to tv or radio. i hope everythng will be fine.
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• China
12 May 08
thank you. I just answered a call from my father. My family members are all right, and things are under control now. Just hope others are also safe.
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@whiteheron (4222)
• United States
13 May 08
I was glad to hear that you finally got through to your family... I am hoping that all are okay. I wish that this had not happened. It seems like China gets hit a lot with quakes. I wish it were otherwise. My thoughts and prayers are with you and with all of those people affected by this quake.
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• United States
12 May 08
I'm sorry to hear about your grandmother's home breaking down. It sounds like things are very tough for you and other people right now. I don't blame you for being worried about them, I would be too. I also live in an area frequented by earthquakes.
@laglen (19759)
• United States
13 May 08
I am so sorry, how awful. Your Grandmother and whole family will be in my prayers.
@sweetlady10 (3611)
• United States
13 May 08
It is really hard when someone has to go through a situation like that. But I am happy that your family members are ok. Hope you can communicate well with them soon.
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• United States
12 May 08
I heard the news this morning and it is really sad. All we can do for now is pray for the people who are out there and hope for the best.
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• United States
12 May 08
Oh god I hope your family is okay. I also hope that you can reach them and get some news from them. I'm sending all my good vibes across the ocean over to you. I hope everything is well.
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@olivemai (4738)
• United States
13 May 08
I am glad that you are safe and sound! I am praying for your family and my other friends in China!
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@xusnake (278)
• China
13 May 08
i am in shandong now and did not feel the shock but i was shocked by the terrible damage of the earthquake in your area. hope you and your family all right .let's pray for that people in disaster.
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