This article seems like a bit much to believe. I haven’t seen anything that confirms it. The source for this article is the Epoch Times.
From the article:
An unnamed expert believes that a nuclear explosion caused the recent 8.0 magnitude Sichuan earthquake in China, where three weeks after the catastrophe the death toll has reached 69,000 [...]
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Nuclear Explosion Suspected at Epicenter of the Sichuan Earthquake
Posted by Matt in June 3rd, 2008 | no comment
Published in China, Catastrophe, Concrete Rubble, Death Toll, Discovery, Earthquake, Earthquake In China, Epicenter, Epoch Times, Magnitude, Military Installation, News Reported That, Nuclear Explosion, Sichuan, Witness Reports
Critics say China’s builders cut corners
Posted by Matt in May 14th, 2008 | no comment
Published in China, 10 Years, Apartment, Central China, Construction Boom, Death Toll, Devastation, Earthquake, Mementos, Powerful Earthquake, Rage, Recent Construction, Sichuan Province, Toll Soars
As the death toll soars from the powerful earthquake that ravaged central China’s Sichuan province, the scale of the devastation is raising questions about the quality of China’s recent construction boom.
“This building is just a piece of junk,” one newly homeless resident of Dujiangyan yelled today, her body quivering with rage. Her family salvaged clothing [...]
DISASTER IN BURMA: The Dead Calm After the Storm
Posted by Matt in May 12th, 2008 | no comment
Published in Asia, Aftermath, Anger, Apocalypse, Berlin, Burma, Burmese Junta, Calm After The Storm, Chaos, Cyclone, Dead Calm, Death Toll, Disaster, Drugs, myanmar, Nargis, Rangoon Burma, Tragedy, Trees
Uprooted trees, destroyed houses, disease. Burma is in chaos more than a week after Cyclone Nargis, and the real disaster is happening now. Drugs and aid aren’t reaching the people who desperately need it. But the Burmese are helping each other, and anger at the junta is mounting. By our reporter in Rangoon, Burma more…
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