iphone girl, Beautiful mistake
08.27.08
posted by eguda
Cyber "markm49uk" in UK never thought he can initiate a big disturbance when he post "iphone girl" to the forum "macrumors" on 20th Augest. Six days later, now the girl in Foxconn China's factory, Huizhou of Guangdong, was world wide well-known as "iphone girl". Some cybers even registed blogs for her(www.iphonegirl.net & www.iphonegirl.cn).
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Death Toll in China Earthquake Expected to Top 50,000
05.15.08
posted by jason
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Time was running out Thursday to save survivors of China's massive earthquake which has left more than 50,000 people lying dead or buried under rubble in its stricken southwest. Experts said the search-and-rescue operation was entering its most crucial phase yet four days after the 7.9-magnitude quake struck, with the chances of finding survivors diminishing by the hour.
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I read that as well.
FROM THE UK TELEGRAPH:
The Sichuan earthquake may eventually claim as many as 50,000 lives, the Chinese government said today, as helicopters planned aid drops in remote areas of the province.
China’s defence minister is to deploy 101 more helicopters in a desperate attempt to limit the escalating death toll as at least 40,000 people remained buried beneath the rubble following Monday’s disaster.
At least 19,500 people have died so far following the 7.9 magnitude earthquake. Rescuers bolstered by 110,000 troops and police have been digging for survivors.
Thousands of soldiers were dispatched to repair “extremely dangerous” cracks in the Zipingpu Dam in Sichuan province amid fears that many other dams were at risk of bursting and adding to the devastation.
Meanwhile 19 British tourists feared lost in while visiting a famous panda breeding area near the earthquake’s epicentre have been found alive and well, the British Embassy in Beijing said today.
A Chinese military helicopter evacuated 14 of them from Wolong and took them to Chengdu, the Sichuan capital, where they were visited by the British Ambassador Sir William Ehrman.
They were among a group of 33 tourists from Britain, France and the United States, who were flown out. The remaining five British tourists are understood to be safe and well and will be evacuated later today.
An Embassy spokesman said reports of other missing Britons were still being investigated.
Tens of thousands of people have poured down from the mountainsides of Sichuan searching for food and water as rescuers evacuated towns where tens of thousands of people are dead, buried or missing.