Hát nekem ez azért gyanús még mindig.

"Until fairly recently, China's political environment has made it difficult to properly gauge the extent of natural disasters. Successive governments have placed more importance on the appearance of harmony rather than accurate information on damages. The Tangshan Earthquake came at a rather politically sensitive time during the late stages of the Cultural Revolution, making accurate statistics especially difficult to find. The Tangshan earthquake killed 242,419 people according to official figures, though some sources estimate a death toll up to three times higher. This would make it the deadliest earthquake in modern times, and the second or third deadliest in recorded history. It is worth noting that the population of Tangshan at the time the quake struck was estimated to be around 1.6 million. As most of Tangshan's city proper was flattened, it is reasonable to estimate the actual death toll to be much higher.

Many experts believe the Chinese government has never released an accurate death toll for the disaster. The death toll figure of 242,419 came from the Chinese Seismological Service in 1988, while some sources have estimated the death toll to be at 650,000. Others range as high as 700,000. The initial estimates of 655,000 dead and 779,000 injured were released by Hebei Revolutionary Committee."

Néhány kép Tangshanról: Link Link Link Link Link

A shaanxi földrengés 830 ezre elég böszmének tûnt ahhoz képest, hogy a középkorban még nem volt akkora a népsûrûség, mint most, de az imént olvastam, hogy azért haltak meg annyian, mert a lakosság nagy része egy jelentõs területen löszbarlangokban élt. zavarban Hát így semmi esélyük nem lehetett.