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ellenrr

(3,864 posts) Sun Dec 14, 2014, 08:04 AM Dec 2014

China nursery school collapse kills three children

Source: BBC

The children were taken to hospital but died of their injuries, according to the official Xinhua News Agency.

Three other children were injured in the incident, in Yongqing county, in Hebei province, Xinhua added.

Safety standards of school buildings have been a public concern in China since many collapsed during a devastating earthquake in 2008.

Thousands of school children were among the almost 90,000 dead, leading to a public outcry over shoddy construction and the lack of safety measures.

Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-30468194

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China nursery school collapse kills three children (Original Post) ellenrr Dec 2014 OP

That's terrible. NaturalHigh Dec 2014 #1

this item caught my eye bec. I remember the earthquake of 2008 and how awful that was. ellenrr Dec 2014 #2

NaturalHigh

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1. That's terrible.

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Sun Dec 14, 2014, 08:26 AM

Dec 2014

I can't imagine how those families must feel. Losing a child has to be the worst kind of pain.

ellenrr

(3,864 posts)

2. this item caught my eye bec. I remember the earthquake of 2008 and how awful that was.

Reply to NaturalHigh (Reply #1)

Sun Dec 14, 2014, 08:43 AM

Dec 2014

there was a lot of protest by the parents then (naturally) due to the shoddy construction.

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