5月12日发生的四川汶川特大地震,给人民的生命财产造成了巨大的损失,同时也为疏于灾害和危机管理的企业敲响了警钟。其实,中国是世界上遭受自然灾害影响最严重的国家之一,地震仅是其中之一。截至2007年5月,中国历年地震灾害造成的人员损失居群灾之首, The May 12 Wenchuan earthquake that struck Sichuan on May 12 caused tremendous losses to the lives and property of the people. It also sounded the alarm for enterprises that neglected the disaster and crisis management. In fact, China is one of the most affected countries in the world suffering from natural disasters. The earthquake is only one of them. As of May 2007, the loss of population caused by the earthquake disaster in China over the calendar year was the highest in the group.