Trying to escape the shadow of Wenchuan

The devastating earthquake caused a seismic shift in the lives of millions of residents of Sichuan province. Dara Wang in Hong Kong discovers how the tremors are still reverberating through the life of one young adult.

Zhou Yuye was unable to move. She lay trapped, in the grip of someone who had died, pinned under debris that had fallen from the ceiling and crushed her under its weight, making it difficult to breathe. There was blackness all around.

"I was lying on my stomach, my arms stretched out in front; my left arm was caught tight between something," Zhou said. "Someone's arm hugged my right shoulder. It was deadly tight and made me uncomfortable. I wanted to move it, but I couldn't."