Food, Clothing, Shelter: Caring for Kids in China

China Earthquake Children

Children sleep on parents' backs as families head for help.

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We've seen a lot of painful, horrifying images from China this week, with parents mourning children lost in Monday's earthquake. Reports suggest the death toll from the 7.9 magnitude quake is at least 12,000, perhaps even 15,000. Authorities say thousands more remain buried in the rubble. Mothers and fathers will be grieving in China for a long while yet to come.

For other families, the question now is how to get through the hazy limbo that follows close behind the moment of disaster. This morning, the latest pictures out of China documented the beginnings of that journey.

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Rescuers reach city at epicenter of Sichuan quake
Art Silverman describes the scene

 

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