105 comments

• Ping Chen

  My grandparents both live in that area of Chengdu and I just read a report about thousands being killed or injured. Is it really true that most of the people in the city are unharmed?

  12 May 2008, 19:21 pm

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• SHIBLI NOMAN

  Dear Sir/Madam Just Now I come to know in Television. I love a girl very much, who is Chinese and stay in Chengdu near Xinnan Road. I will be happy if anybody can inform about that place. Still not know the clear idea that Chengdu got affected by Earth quake or not so much.
  Please please let me know.
  SHIBLI

  12 May 2008, 19:34 pm

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• Carl Parker

  Yes, very few people in Chengdu city proper are feeling any pain except for lack of sleep. Many people are either going to the countryside or sleeping outside in order to avoid the danger of a building collapse on them should an aftershock occur in the middle of the night. Pictures of people sleeping outside – and having fun in the face of adversity – can be found at:

  http://www.mychinamoto.com/forums/showthread.php?t=181

  It’s now 4:46AM in Chengdu and people in my building just got “alarmed” over what may have been a minor shake.

  Good luck to all in the area and sleep tight wherever you are!

  Carl (in Chengdu near the South Train Station)

  12 May 2008, 20:44 pm

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• Wes

  My family is Cheng Du and was wondering if there were any recent updates to internet / phone services coming back up in that area? Or any information regarding CHeng Du aiport re-opening. Family was supposed to fly home tonight or very early AM.

  12 May 2008, 21:06 pm

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• Stephen Davis

  Jim Fullerton
  just to let you know the bookworm is only about 300feet from my home if he was there he is fine. the damage in our area of chengdu is not bad only some cracks in walls and no injuries to speak of. I am also an american teacher living in chengdu.

  12 May 2008, 21:51 pm

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• Bonnie Burton

  Hey, I’m from Canada and was studying here in Chengdu while it happened! It happened during my tai chi class and the roof started falling, then I was stuck in the field at Sichuan Normal University for hours, because there’s never been an earthquake here so no one really knew what to do…we slept in the badminton courts at our university and felt small aftershocks all night the at about 430 there was a bigger one and everyone freaked out…dunno if that helps…ciao

  12 May 2008, 23:46 pm

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• Bonnie Burton

  holy just got another aftershock

  12 May 2008, 23:50 pm

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• Pamela Eelman

  My son is a teacher in Chengdu. Apparently, internet access is now available. Please, if anyone happens to see a 6 foot 2 American young man with blonde short hair and a goatee named Dan Eelman….please either tell him to contact us, or give us word of his whereabouts. Thank you

  Pam

  13 May 2008, 0:07 am

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• Stephen

  I have visited Chengdu and loved my time there. My heart goes out to the people. We also visited the Panda institute/”zoo”, and I am wondering how they fared.

  13 May 2008, 0:12 am

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• Shana Cushman

  My dad is saying his internet access is fine there, have received about 5 emails from him since quake and he is in Chengdu. He says the quake was bad but not lethal there. As far as he knows only building collapses and/or deaths are about an hour from him closer to epicenter. Even air conditioner units that sit perched in windowsills did not fall. Still no water or gas. No idea how long until those things will be in order, that worries me most.

  13 May 2008, 0:21 am

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