Posted AT 12:18 AM EDT on 17/05/08
'Shock of consciousness' sweeps China in wake of temblor
MIANYANG, CHINA — With their expensive Mercedes-Benz sports vehicles, the wealthy members of the Chongqing car club are normally accustomed to tooling around town in their luxury cars and taking weekend leisure trips.
But this week they piled into their SUVs, filled up their vehicles with boxes of medicine and food, and drove 500 kilometres to the scene of the Sichuan earthquake.
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