Chinese Earthquake Teenagers

ANCHOR: It's a struggle for a new beginning as Chinese authorities try to cope with a flood of children displaced by the disaster. Over the weekend more than 140 Chinese teenagers with missing parents were moved to a university campus in the Sichuan provincial capital of Chengdu. STORY: For these teenagers here, Boai (pron: bor-aye) Middle School is their new home. Their school in the town of Yingxiu was badly battered when the 7.9 quake struck last Monday. Experts and social workers warn a lot needs to be done to repair the deep psychological damage that they and other survivors have suffered. Sixteen-year-old Jiang Li (pron: jiang-lee) says she has frequent nightmares about the earthquake. [Jiang Li, 16 Years-Old]: FEMALE "If there is any kind of movement, it feels like an earthquake. It's so scary. It feels like no matter where you sit, the ground will shake, it makes me so afraid, very afraid." Students between the ages of 12 and 16 were led out of the quake-hit Yingxiu town by their teachers. And for some students, they cannot wait for school to start to take their mind off thinking about the earthquake or their missing parents. The school hopes that the classes which start next week will help ease some of the pain and help the young survivors to move on with their lives.

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YouTube | May 19, 2008

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