Editor's note
Three years after the devastating Sichuan earthquake, photographers went back to see what’s going on with the children who survived the disaster. The 8.0-magnitude earthquake, which struck in the early afternoon on May 12, killed at least 69,000 people, including thousands of schoolchildren.
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Fang Junjie was 5 years old in 2008. He?made a narrow escape from his kindergarten.? |
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Zhou Yonghong was 11 years old in 2008. She was rescued 10 minutes after the earthquake. |
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Li Wenxin was 1 year old? in 2008. His grandmother forgot to bring his toy when the quake?hit his hometown?and he was very upset at the time. |
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Zhang Shuai was 13 years old in 2008.?He helped to save three classmates and a teacher and?lost part of his pinky finger in the disaster. |
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Yang Yunqi was 8 years old in 2008.?He was found trapped under debris after digging a hole through it. |