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This quick reference guide helps individuals and families prepare for an earthquake and prevent earthquake-related damage to their homes. The easy-to-read brochure features instructions on conducting earthquake drills and “hazard hunts.” Also included are a checklist of disaster supplies, tips on what to do during and after an earthquake, and additional resources. (Available in multiple languages)

I am deeply saddened by the loss of many lives and many more who have been injured in the catastrophic earthquake that struck Sichuan province of China.  I would like to extend my deep sympathy and heartfelt condolences to those families who have been directly affected by the strong earthquake on 12 May 2008.  I offer my prayers for those who have lost their lives and those injured in the quake.    The Dalai Lama

This slideshow was modified from a post provides a guide to how you can donate toward China earthquake relief efforts. The original post was written by Elliott Ng of CN Reviews.(http://cnreviews.com)

Oliver, this is incredible!! Thanks for getting this info out to people in such an easy to browse way. Thanks for all your awareness building about the Sichuan Earthquake to the English speaking world.

Much of the volunteer effort has involved individuals or small groups. China is still wary of large NGOs and has none that is truly independent of the government specialising in disaster relief. But in recent years the party has begun to acknowledge more openly that there may a role for them. Official press coverage of the earthquake, although careful to highlight the party's contributions, has also paid rare tribute to the unofficial volunteers. The government has been encouraging firms to give more generously to worthy causes. From this year it has increased tax incentives for corporate donations to charities. But this applies to only a small number of government-approved organisations. For the sake of earthquake relief the authorities are letting down their guard. But the government gives little encouragement to new NGOs and often treats the small existing ones as potential germs of political opposition. The response to this disaster might ease its fears.

首先我们需要明确一个概念，地震预警（earthquake early warning），不是地震预测或预报。地震预警是指在地震发生以后，抢在地震波传播到设防地区前，向设防地区提前几秒至数十秒发出警报，以减小当地的损失。

Kai-Fu Lee, co-president for Google Greater China told us there will be no GMail in the foreseeable future, because Google would be unable to protect user data from the government.

With that in mind, what Taihu’s Algae was to environmentalism, and the 5.12 earthquake was to philanthropy, this latest scandal will be the next turning point in China’s civil society.

Chinese parents hold little else more important than their child’s health, and as we saw in Sichuan after the loss of thousands of school children, parents are not afraid to be vocal and active.  Where this will be an opportunity to take civil society, and public participation, to the next level is that the public at large (children or not) will relate to those who have been affected.

湔底中学教学楼倒塌之后，当局向民众承诺，在公布鉴定结果之前，保留这片废墟。另一位学生家长告诉记者，当局偷偷将废墟铲平。“昨天晚上他们偷偷把民房拆了，当晚把废墟也铲掉了，我们根本没有同意他们（政府）铲废墟啊”。

堆着那么多尸体，到处都是血

政府所谓的供应食物就是一人一碗白粥，那些惊魂未定的小孩，连一点有营养的东西都吃不上。

镇子几乎不是移平就是陷落，政府部门的楼却好好的，最先倒的都是中小学教学楼，这些基本是因贪污而产生的豆腐渣工程。

They have money for prostitutes and second wives but they don't have money for our children. This is not a natural disaster - this is done by humans.