China's Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province
Director Jon Alpert, Matthew O'Neill
Countries
Duration 38 min
Synopsis
Nearly 70,000 people were killed on May 12, 2008, when a catastrophic earthquake hit Sichuan Province in rural China. Poorly constructed school buildings crumbled, wiping out classrooms of students. Grieving parents, many of whom lost their only child, find the path to justice blocked by incompetence and corruption.
Nearly 70,000 people were killed on May 12, 2008, when a catastrophic earthquake hit Sichuan Province in rural China. Poorly constructed school buildings crumbled, wiping out classrooms of students. Grieving parents, many of whom lost their only child, find the path to justice blocked by incompetence and corruption.