Background
On May 12, 2008, at 2:28 pm Beijing time, Wenchuan county in Sichuan experienced a 8.0 degree earthquake on the Richter scale. The scope of the destruction was broad, and the most seriously affected areas included Wenchuan, Beichuan, and Dujiangyan. Although Hanyuan lies 270 kilometers away from Wenchuan, it received the waves of the earthquake, and loss was quite serious, with altogether 70,000 families and altogether 220,000 people being affected. 43,000 people in Hanyuan county have no home to return to; 25 of our Hanyuan compatriots have died; and 500+ were injured. Approximately 30% of Hanyuan’s Fulin county town buildings collapsed, and altogether 85.2% of buildings in the Old Section there are seriously damaged (condemned) or collapsed. In the coming few years, post-earthquake rebuilding will become a significant part of DORS’ work.
DORS, as a local charity organization, quickly responded by entering the disaster relief work, distributing tents, beds, blankets, and cooking oil, etc. living necessities, providing survivors with flexible funds for living expenses in their time of need, and providing specific things requested by affected people in their attempt to rebuild.
For more information, please see:
Earthquake project plan and project progress: Update on the progress of DORS' relief work and plan for the future
Earthquake log: Daily log of DORS' work, Hanyuan news, and DORS staff experiences for the first two weeks after the earthquake
Earthquake Materials/Funds Record: Charts of what relief materials and funds have been donated and what materials/funds have been distributed
Earthquake experience: DORS' staff experiences during the quake
Earthquake photos: Of the situation in Hanyuan, receiving supplies, distributing supplies, and interviewing survivors
Links to videos of May 12th in Hanyuan:
http://www.56.com/u90/v_MzU1MDUwODc.html （originally filmed by Hanyuan's Yuying Imaging Company--玉影图片社）。