a story to be remembered. a beautiful place we call home …

A story to be remembered

A beautiful place we call home …

A home of abundance.

A home of pandas.

A home of natural beauty.

But one day this happened …

What we used to call a town …

What we used to call a road …

What we used to call a school …

What we used to call home …

One day before the disaster …

And one day after ...

Everything changed.

The faces, the eyes, the people …

There were many victims …

Her husband was a teacher. He died saving four young students.

An embrace —

the last act of a teacher.

Children …

Babies …

Her …

And him …

And them …

We are waiting …

For rescue …

For treatment …

For food …

For refuge …

But we will never give up.

Saluting the people who rescued me

from the ruins …

And we will never let go.

They gave on their wedding day.

She gave.

He gave.

Even he gave.

A beggar gave twice.

We are not alone.

They have come from Japan …

From Russia …

From everywhere.

• 40,075 have died …

• 247,645 are wounded …

• Many are missing …

• 5 million become homeless

A MAG 8.0 earthquake struck on May 12.

To date:

May God bless us; may God bless us all.