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China Earthquake, One Year Later
On May 12, 2008, a 7.9 magnitude earthquake devastated China's Sichuan Province. Almost 70,000 people were killed and nearly 400,000 injured. Entire cities were toppled by the massive jolt and hundreds of subsequent aftershocks.
Raul Vasquez for Mercy Corps

Special Report: 
China Earthquake, One Year Later

Country: China

Christine: There for Sichuan's Survivors ›

Topics: Children, Displacement, Education, Emergencies, Youth

Caring staff like Christine Fu define our mission. We don't just respond to emergencies, we stay as long as we're needed — and often become part of the community.

Healing the Future ›

Topics: Children, Education, Emergencies, Youth

At the one-year anniversary of the Wenchuan earthquake, there's still much more we can do, together, for the children of Sichuan.

The World's Youngest Principal ›

Topics: Children, Citizen Involvement, Displacement, Education, Emergencies, Youth

For Mercy Corps' Guo Xin, the day she spent distributing hygiene kits to displaced earthquake survivors will remain most memorable for the bravery of a 17-year-old school principal.

China Facts

  • Population (2008): 1.33 billion
  • Size: slightly smaller than the United States
  • Human Development Index rank: 94 (out of 179)
  • Mercy Corps has worked here since 2001
  • Primary work: financial services for poor rural communities, life skills training for young ethnic minority women, education of migrant worker children, relief supplies and support to survivors of the Sichuan earthquake
  • Number living on less than $1 a day: 160 million
  • Estimated number of migrants: 150 million

Staff Contact

Roger Burks
Senior Writer
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