Heroes of China's Earthquake

By Michael Wang and Joel Poon
On May 12, a major earthquake jolted southwestern China's Sichuan Province. Located 100 kilometers from the earthquake’s epicenter, Juyuan Middle School collapsed immediately in its wake. See the school’s survivors and the heroes who risked everything to save them.

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PHOTOGRAPHED BY JOEL POON

Chen Qichun with her husband Zhang Lin, who badly injured his right arm when he was crushed by a steel bar. After the disaster, Lin returned to the school to comfort parents who had lost their children.

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What a great story!By sfangels, on 06/30/2008

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