Moment of the China Earthquake and its Tragic Results

China quake toll 'to top 50,000'

China's government fears more than 50,000 people may have died in the Sichuan earthquake, state media say.

Human tragedies and sadness are the end results.

I heard this piece on All Things Considered yesterday afternoon, while driving home.

This heart wrenching story of two parent's desperate search for their two year old son, made it almost impossible to continue my drive home.

My prayers go out to this family and all the other victims.

Couple Frantic to Find Loved Ones in Rubble

As the day faded, so did the hope that many of the missing would be found alive.

All Things Considered, May 14, 2008 · More than 600,000 people lived in the city of Dujiangyan before the earthquake. Now there is no telling how many are dead. Much of the city lies in ruins. Hospitals, schools, apartment buildings were flattened by the force of the earthquake.

On Monday, Fu Guanyu dropped off her young son, Wang Zhilu, at his grandparents' house so she could go to work. Minutes later, the earthquake hit.

She rushed back home and saw their apartment building in ruins. She says soldiers came right away to help, but they had no equipment.

Two days later, the heavy machinery is on the way. As an excavator clears a path, Fu and her husband Wei Wang search the debris, calling for their son.

After a long while, the workers stop. They have found bodies.