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Beijing based Singapore blogger Alvin writes about the quake in Sichuan being felt in Beijing this afternoon. “Robina called me frantically that the building was swaying. she grabbed Sally and ran out. Sally is still panting from the excitement. all the people from our apartment building came downstairs. nearby office buildings were evacuated. “
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I AM CHINESE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
PLEASE HELP CHINA !!!!!
“that at least 10-thousand people are also feared injured in that same area, Sichuan’s Beichuan county.”"that between 8 to 9 thousand people were killed in one single county !”
WE NEED YOU HELP………….