the earth shook underneath lushan in sichuan on 20 apr 2013, china, barely before the 5th anniversary of the wenchuan earthquake.

people's houses collapse, roads and bridges turn topsy turvy, mountain slopes slide, the whole place is totally shacked. who could help to prevent or ease the consequences of this natural disaster, why china seem more prone to earthquakes with sever damages both in properties and human casualties?

the nature of earthquakes in the western china region are usually shallow. and also looks like houses and infrastructures are not built to the spec of minimizing the extent of damage when a quake occurs. can this be learnt and improved upon?

looks like the after-quake rescue effort is effective ands is the effort to settle the people in nearby safer areas with adhoc tents.

he who makes an effort to help will be helped already