2008-05-19 17:24
beijing， may 19 (xinhuanet) -- "i"m a malaysian. my mom is one of a 26-tourist group to sichuan. her name is yong chew ngor， please contact me at ，" reads an internet message monday.
the message is posted on "looking for relatives through internet" -- a website section organized specially for survivors of china"s sichuan earthquake of 8.0 magnitude that killed over 32，000 people already.
now many hundreds of people have already left their messages on it， looking for their lost relatives in the quake areas or trying to contact friends outside.
the fast-moving network is a powerful source of firsthand accounts of the disaster， as well as rescue efforts and pleas for help in the current disaster.
facing the dreadful quake in sichuan， netizens have made good use of information technology， created sites and launched various programs. due to the dampened transportation and communication， netizens proposed to offer possibly detailed information so that rescuers can offer their help at an early time.
a netizen called "yuanqing" published his phone number and more than 20 people"s names and phone numbers， writing that "if you are alive， please call your family member or friends to say that you are safe; if you happen to have news about these people， please call me."
"maples all over mountains" -- another netizen -- issued 100 rescued victims" names and ages gained from a chengdu hospital， hoping to console their relatives throughout the world: "your loved ones are alive."
"stories that move you" is another welcome section on the web. netizens lose no time to read the stories such as those about teachers who sacrificed themselves in protecting their students at the last minute of their life， or information about medical staff， rescuers who tried every effort to save the victms， and news about chinese government top leaders encouraging on the spot the people stranded under the toppled buildings.
donation proposals have also been made as china"s red cross" phone number and many other hotlines are posted. people can deliver their money as soon as they want.
many chinese netizens propose adoping children who lost their parents in the earthquake.
a netizen in central china"s hunan province has already submitted her adoption application to the civil affairs authorities in sichuan province. along with her are more than 300 other loving netizens from across the country.
for those survivals who lost their relatives and residence or who witnessed bloody death in the disaster， psychological trauma might be equally fatal. netizens" advices for psychological treatment for them have been collected and published on the websites.
psychological treatment， the netizens suggest， could offer a lot to the victims not only in overcoming the present difficulty but a better understanding of future life.
so far， 113，080 chinese soldiers and armed police have been mobilized to help with rescue operations.
