中國大陸四川省汶川縣發生規模七點八的特大地震,威力相當於251顆原子彈,死亡人數破萬後續增,因為仍有18,000人遭到活埋,這也是1976年唐山大地震以來最嚴重的地震,國際媒體也從不同角度大幅報導:
悆Powerful Quake Ravages China, Killing Thousands (超級強震肆虐中國,死亡數萬)耟紐約時報
悆Rescuers Struggle to Reach Quake Survivors (救難人員向地震倖存者伸出援手)耟紐約時報
悆"No Hope" for Children Buried in Earthquake(地震遭活埋,兒童希望渺茫)耟 紐約時報
悆Disaster Set Off by Colliding Land Masses(大陸板塊撞擊,引發震災)耟 紐約時報
悆Earthquake in China turns middle school into a tomb(中國強震,中學成墳場)耟洛杉磯時報
悆"Our building is still moving--this is real"(「我們的大樓還在搖晃,是真的!」)耟CNN
悆Day After Earthquake, the Search for Survivors: Earthquake Leaves Southwest China 'Completely
Devastated'(強震過後,搜尋倖存者:地震使大陸西南省分「全毀」)耟ABC
悆Shanghai shares fall after quake(地牛翻身,上海股市跌)耟BBC
悆Quake fears for key panda reserve(震後擔心熊貓保育區) 耟BBC
悆Children pulled from quake rubble(兒童從地震瓦礫堆中拉出)耟BBC
悆Chaotic yet organised rescue effort(救援行動,亂中有序) 耟BBC
悆2008: The catastrophic year that was supposed to be lucky for China (2008:中國災難年,本應幸運吉
祥)耟每日郵報
悆Worried Beijing Olympic chiefs tell earthquake-fearing tourists 'China is safe'(憂心忡忡的北京奧主委,
告訴恐懼地震的遊客「中國很安全」)耟每日郵報
悆China earthquake brings out citizen journalists(中國地震,小市民記者發揮功能)耟 每日電訊報
悆Anatomy of Destruction:Could tougher building codes have kept down China's casualty count(解剖毀
滅:建築法規趨嚴,可否壓低中國傷亡數字?) 耟新聞周刊