looseTman said

YUNNAN EARTHQUAKE DEATH TOLL RISES TO 615, 114 MISSING, 3143 INJURED *Fox News*

http://english.cntv.cn/2014/08/03/VIDE1407070320108498.shtml

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2014-08/03/c_133528486.htm

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2714714/Huge-earthquake-measuring-6-5-Richter-scale-southern-China-kills-150-leaves-1-400-injured.html

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2014/08/03/3314875/strong-quake-hits-sw-chinas-yunnan.html

Let’s hope all our Steepster Yunnan friends have escaped this disaster.

Fortunately, Angel Chen and TeaVivre are in Fujian. Hopefully, their Yunnan associates and growers are also well.

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MzPriss said

OH NO!!!!!!!!!

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So sorry to hear, tragic…

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weegeebee1 said

Hearts and prayer go out. There was also the typhoon in Taiwan a couple weeks ago.

Tragedy hitting tea rich area.

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Cwyn said

Oh no…my thoughts are with the people of Yunnan, this is awful news..

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awilsondc said

:( That’s terrible.

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Cwyn said

I keep thinking about this, am just stunned. Tea is more than just leaves, it is the people who bring it to the world.

So much truth…

looseTman said

Agreed!

mrmopar said

I agree as we all know some people involved in this area. Tea is their gift to us and now we give them prayers.

looseTman said

Very well said mrmopar.

looseTman said

mrmopar, How are Scott and his colleges at YunnanSourcing.com and the Kunming Wholesale tea market?
- http://www.worldoftea.org/interview-yunnan-sourcings-scott-wilson/

China Daily, April 21, 2014
“The local government and tea companies are trying to boost the tea industry in Ya’an, one of China’s largest tea production areas, a year after the region was hit by a magnitude-7.0 earthquake.”
- http://en.kunming.cn/index/content/2014-04/21/content_3540296.htm

mrmopar said

I think they are ok. I had put an order in with them and it shows shipped with an Email from them so I hope all is ok.

YS may be having some problems too, I got my email showing “Shipped” last week but this morning I woke to find a second emails for the same order also stating that it just “Shipped”
I’m not sure, maybe something is wrong

Frolic select said

The postal service may be having some infrastructure problems. My first thought went to the people at YS but the whole thing is just a tragedy.

I hope everybody is ok

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So sad :(

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Riimu said

Oh no, that’s horrible news.

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