China's Sichuan earthquake one year later

Earthquake Recovery
Soldiers walks past debris at the Nanba Township on May 29, 2008 in Pingwu County of Sichuan Province, China. Nearly 70,000 people were killed by the earthquake on May 12, 2008.
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May 12, 2009 marks the one-year anniversary of the earthquake that devastated the Sichuan province of China. National Public Radio's All Things Considered program was in China and reported on the immediate aftermath.

MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with NPR's All Things Considered host Melissa Block who is back in China preparing a series of stories for her program.

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