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After the Wenchuan, M8, earthquake of May, 12, 2008, the responsible experts believed for 4 days that the death toll was less than 10,000. The estimates of fatalities distributed by email by our expert within 100 minutes was 55,000 ± 30,000, which includes the final toll of about 85,0001 (Wyss et al., 2010). This type of tragic augmentation of earthquake disasters by inadequate first response occurs frequently.
After the Wenchuan, M8, earthquake of May, 12, 2008, the responsible experts believed for 4 days that the death toll was less than 10,000. The estimates of fatalities distributed by email by our expert within 100 minutes was 55,000 ± 30,000, which includes the final toll of about 85,0001 (Wyss et al., 2010). This type of tragic augmentation of earthquake disasters by inadequate first response occurs frequently.
