Monday, May 12, 2008

The Earthquake in China

NPR's All Things Considered Hosts Melissa Block and Robert Siegel were in China doing a series to air next week when the Earthquake hit, they were some 60miles away from the epacenter of the quake.



This is the mainsite story page High Toll Feared as Earthquake Jars China that started todays broadcast.




There are a few other reports, at the site page above, but also live coverage as the quake hit and than what they saw.


Melissa Block was in the process of recording an interview when Monday's earthquake hit. She then fled the building and reported on the scene in the city's streets.
Later, she headed to the scene of a collapsed middle school where children had been pulled from the rubble.
Listen: Melissa Block at a shattered school



Listen: Robert Siegel at a crowded hospital


They also had a diary started about the initial reports quickly changed now to their own personal experiances about the quake, Chengdu Diary

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