Heroes in white
By Raymond Zhou | China Daily | Updated: 2008-05-20 07:36
Medical workers transport an injured earthquake survivor to a makeshift tent from an overcrowded hospital in Shifang, Sichuan province, on May 15. Reuters |
The very first news stories in the aftermath of the quake were about medical personnel who moved patients from trembling buildings to safety. Much of the news came from Chengdu, the provincial capital of Sichuan, which had relatively stable signals from news outlets.
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