The earthquake, measuring 8.0 on the Richter scale, which hit Southwest China on 12 May 2008, was a devastating event that killed about 70,000 people and left some 18,000 missing. More than 15 million people lived in the affected area of Sichuan province, including close to 4 million in the city of Chengdu.
The response by the Chinese government was swift, comprehensive and effective. UNEP, along with other United Nations agencies, also provided support to the government in order to bring assistance to these shattered but resilient communities as they rebuilt their lives, livelihoods and infrastructure.
Foreword
Introduction
Main Contributors
Life Reconstructed
Hope reborn in Sichuan
Beichuan county seat will be finished by October: Official
Erasing the horror of disaster
Success by consensus
After the tragedy, the trauma still a challenge
Looking back, looking forward
The epicenter of endurance
Picking up the threads all over again
Road to recovery
Rebuild a scenic route on tourism
Life goes on in post-quake Bikou
Quake Icons
It said no to death and it lived
Voices from the ground
Youngest quake hero now movie star
Repaying the favor
'Cola Boy' full of fizz
Mother of mercy
Wanted: Chinese teacher and boyfriend for US-born panda
First Memories
DAY 2: The mourning begins in Dujiangyan
DAY 3: Disaster zones in urgent need of AB blood
DAY 3: Teacher mourned on his honeymoon day
DAY 4: Hard-hit Hanwang picks up the pieces
DAY 5: Racing against the clock in shattered town
DAY 5: Cries for help among dead
DAY 11: They carry a lifeline through the air
DAY 12: Elderly try hard to deal with quake trauma
DAY 15: Aftershocks, landslides hamper rescue
DAY 31: 'Decisive victory' won in quake lake drainage
DAY 33: Crematoriums worked around clock to cope
Diaries and Comments
Dance of death up and down the mountains
Survivors gain strength from unity
Keeping love alive for a very, very long haul
Ordinary people who make a difference
Extend help to quake victims
Healing process always takes time
I wanted to teach the kids ... but got an ever better lesson back
Salute and help quake survivors
Beyond the death and destruction
In the line of duty: Notes of my quake experience
Helping Hands
Help pours from across the Straits
Ethnicity no issue for survivors
Foreign aid teams pitch in with key materials
A lawyer turned missionary for kids
Buddhists gather to pray for quake victims, raise funds
Relief comes in a white box
How to ensure not one village is left behind
How clean-up program is improving local lives
After the quake, there is love, there is hope
March to the frontline
Green reconstruction offers a rosy future
How people come together when the world's torn apart
From Sichuan to Haiti
From Sichuan to Haiti, rescuer lends a hand
UN should share Chinese rescue experience in Haiti
Sichuan survivors: All our hearts are with Haiti
Humanitarianism not measured by money
Haiti slowly getting back on its feet
Smelling is believing in Haitian capital
