Desperate bid to reach Wenchuan

CHENGDU: Ben Sansburn and his three American friends got up before 5 am yesterday in an attempt to reach Wenchuan county.

Sansburn, 28, who is studying Tibetan at the Southwest University for Nationalities in Chengdu, is looking for his friends, Chad and Jenny Graber, and their 2-year-old son.

Chad, 28 and Jenny, 30, both teach English at the Aba Teachers' College in Wenchuan.