Tangshan facts

The quake by numbers:

Over 242,000 people dead, 164,000 seriously injured

10 billion yuan of direct damage caused

Over 7,200 families destroyed

3,817 left paraplegic and 4,204 children orphaned

Over 100,000 PLA, 30,000 medical workers and 20,000 cadres sent to help rescue

Central government gave 4.3 billion yuan, 500,000 tons of steel, 500,000 cubic metres of wood and 2.5 million tons of cement for reconstruction