Devastation in China and Burma
A major earthquake struck central China on May 12, killing thousands and leaving countless injured and homeless. A magnitude 7.9, it was the strongest to hit the region in more than three decades. Its center was the mountainous region of Wenchuan County in Sichuan Province and was felt as far away as Beijing and Vietnam. Grim images stunned a world already reeling from the anguish of a calamitous cyclone in Burma. Millions of survivors in the affected regions need both short--term relief and long-term assistance to rebuild communities and livelihoods. Click here for information on relief efforts being carried out by our partner, Give2Asia.
Read a blog entry posted by the Asia Foundation's Country Representative on the ground in China.
