Heavy Hearts for the People of China

BEIJING (May 12) -- A massive earthquake struck central China on Monday, killing more than 8,533 people and trapping nearly 900 students under the rubble of their school, state media reported.The official Xinhua News Agency said 80 percent of the buildings had collapsed in Beichuan county in Sichuan province after the 7.8-magnitude quake, raising fears the overall death toll could increase sharply.Xinhua cited the Sichuan provincial government as saying 7,651 people died, but the situation in at least two counties remain unclear.

Beijing is some 900 miles away from the epicenter where this earthquake hit. LiLi is not near this area, but must have felt some tremors, as those in Pakistan and Thailand also felt effects from this earthquake.
Please pray that the teenagers trapped in their school get out safely.