Yao 'saddened' by China earthquake (AP)
Published 5/14/2008 at Yahoo! Sports - NBA News
Houston Rockets center Yao Ming said he was "saddened" by news of Monday's massive earthquake in China, calling it a "dark and emotional" time for his country. The epicenter of the magnitude 7.9 quake was in the central Sichuan province. Officials said Tuesday the death toll was about 15,000 and expected to climb.
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