Earthquake in China

According to Wikipedia "the 2008 Sichuan earthquake occurred at 14:28:01.42 CST on 12 May 2008,with its epicenter in Wenchuan County, Sichuan province of the People's Republic of China. It had a magnitude of 7.8 Ms according to the State Seismological Bureau of China and 7.9 Mw according to the United States Geological Survey. The epicenter was 90 kilometres (55 miles) west-northwest of Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan, with a depth of 19 kilometres (12 mi). The earthquake was felt as far away as Beijing and Shanghai, where office buildings swayed with the tremor. The earthquake was also felt in nearby countries, such as Pakistan, Thailand, and Vietnam. Official figures (as of May 14) state that 16,665 are confirmed dead and 66,286 injured, Thousands are missing, many of them buried, and eight provinces were affected. These figures are likely to rise sharply as a clearer picture emerges. It was the deadliest and strongest earthquake to hit China since the 1976 Tangshan earthquake, which killed approximately 250,000 people."

I can't imagine what it must feel like to go through something like this. The closest I have experienced is Hurricane Andrew in Miami in 1992 but I was lucky enough to have my entire family survive it. I pray for all those that lost their lives or their loved ones in this earthquake.

Myanmar - 100,000 lost

According to Wikipedia "Cyclone Nargis was a strong tropical cyclone that caused the deadliest natural disaster in Burma's (also known as Myanmar) recorded history. The cyclone made landfall in the country on May 2, 2008 causing catastrophic destruction and at least 34,273 fatalities with a further 27,838 people still missing. However, Labutta Township alone was reported to have 80,000 dead and some have estimated the death toll may be well over 100,000. The official Red Cross estimate is between 68,833 and 127,990 people killed."

My prayers go out to all the victims of this storm, those that lost their own lives and those that lost their family and friends during this disaster.