2008年5月12日14时28分,历史将永远铭刻这一让整个中华民族为之伤恸的一瞬间——我国四川省汶川县(北纬31度,东经103.4度)发生了8级强烈地震。这场突如其来的地震波及大半个中国,危及四川、重庆、甘肃、云南、陕西、山西、贵州、湖北8省市。截至5月28日,已造成68109人遇难,364552人受伤,19851人失踪,累计受灾人数4560多万人,而伤亡的数字,还在不断攀升。 At 14:28 on May 12, 2008, history will forever inscribe the moment when the entire Chinese nation was wounded - a magnitude 8 earthquake hit Wenchuan County in Sichuan Province of China (31 degrees north latitude and 103.4 degrees east longitude) . The sudden earthquake affected most of China, endangering Sichuan, Chongqing, Gansu, Yunnan, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Guizhou and Hubei provinces and cities. As of May 28, 68,109 people were killed, 364,552 were injured and 19851 were missing. Over 45.6 million people have been affected and the number of casualties is still on the rise.