A Tibetan resident of Jiegu, Yushu County, in northwest China's Qinghai province shows all she has to eat - a bowl of barley - amid the rubble of their demolished homes on April 15, 2010. (Photo courtesy: AFP)
……however, a massive quake struck again and hit the Yu Shu county in Qinghai on 13 April.
Just two days ago, we witnessed the inauguration ceremony of the Sichuan Qingchuan Muyu High School. When its headmaster said than 368 students and 27 teachers were buried beneath the new building, the joy brought by the completion of the new building had suddenly replaced by painful thoughts.
We could not help but recalled the tragic scene when the old buildings collapsed and many students were buried beneath the rubber. And today, we were shocked to hear that half of the school buildings in Yu Shu county collapsed and many students were buried under the ruins. Again, we saw mourning parents in despair and heard allegations of jerry-buildings.
The bus was moving on the bumping and winding mountain roads. Our group members were collecting money for impoverished students in Sichuan disaster areas and quake victims in Qinghai.
Most members, including reporters, had emptied their pockets. We had only a common wish: to build students in Qinghai a solid school building strong enough to resist earthquake.
Children are flowers of human kind. Adults should conscientiously provide them with solid school buildings. Please do not let these flowers to wither away before they blossom. (Sin Chew Daily)
Qinghai earthquake 2010 relief fund (scanned from Sin Chew Daily)
Sin Chew Daily and Guang Ming Daily, the two Chinese press in Malaysia are raising fund for China Qinghai province earthquake happned on 13th of April 2010. Donation of cheque with the title “Yayasan Sin Chew” can be made to:
“China Qinghai earthquake relief fund”
Yayasan Sin Chew
19, Jalan Semangat,
46200 Petaling Jaya,
Selangor.
Alternatively, you can make a donation before the 30th of this month, to any of the Sin Chew Daily offices in Malaysia during office hours. It’s encouraged to request for a receipt for your donation. Contact the Sin Chew Foundation 03-7965 8675 / 03-7965 8524 for more information.
Sin Chew Daily Melaka branch office is in Melaka Raya. If you know us in person and wish to make a donation, do not hesitate to contact us and we can help to make donation to Sin Chew office on behalf of you.
