Grieving Chinese Parents Still Wait for Answers
362 views · Published 11 May 2009 · 2:55 · Indexed 20 September 2026
Channel: Voice of America · 2009 · News & Politics
The devastating earthquake in western China's Sichuan province on May 12th last year left more than 80,000 people dead or missing. Of that number, the most poignant victims were the more than 5,300 students who died when the huge quake caused their school buildings to collapse. Grieving parents blame shoddy construction and, almost a year later, tell VOA correspondent Stephanie Ho they still have no satisfactory answers from the government.
