It has been three weeks since the devastating earthquake hit Sichuan. Fuling, where Lillie is from, was at one time part of the Sichuan province, until Chongqing became a municipality. I have looked for informaiton and updates, but am surprised how little I hear about it. ( I know that is a generalization, but with the statistics, it seems there would be more about it on the news)
Here are the numbers of people affected by this devastation as related by Love Without Boundaries:
71,000 dead
5 million homeless.
In an effort to really grasp the magnitude of the devastation, LWB made some comparisons:
71,000 people dead:
That is 6,000 people less than the population of the city of Melbourne, Australia.
The war in Vietnam claimed the lives of 58,217 American soldiers.
5 million homeless:
That is two-thirds of the population of New York City..that is two-thirds of all the people in NYC suddenly without a home!
The population of Finland is 5.2 million...almost an entire country homeless.
Please keep all of the affected people in your prayers and remember to be thankful for all of the blessings in your life
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