July 28 this year marked the 50th anniversary of the devastating Tangshan earthquake. Measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale, it struck the city in north China’s Hebei province in the early hours of the morning claiming more than 240,000 lives, injuring over 160,000 and leaving 3,817 survivors paralysed while hundreds of buildings were destroyed. Marking … Continue reading Caring for the Tangshan earthquake survivors half a century on