Monday, May 12, 2008

Death toll in China earthquake up to nearly 9,000 - Yahoo! News

Death toll in China earthquake up to nearly 9,000 - Yahoo! News: "Calls into the city did not go through as panicked residents quickly overloaded the telephone system. The quake affected telephone and power networks, and even state media appeared to have few details of the disaster.

'In Chengdu, mobile telecommunication convertors have experienced jams and thousands of servers were out of service,' said Sha Yuejia, deputy chief executive officer of China Mobile.

Although it was difficult to telephone Chengdu, an Israeli student, Ronen Medzini, sent a text message to The Associated Press saying there were power and water outages there.

'Traffic jams, no running water, power outs, everyone sitting in the streets, patients evacuated from hospitals sitting outside and waiting,' he said."

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