5·12四川汶川8.0级大地震造成69227人死亡、17923人失踪、374643人受伤。1976年唐山大地震的死亡人数更高达240000人。每发生灾害都会有重大的人员伤亡,特别在发生特大的自然灾害时,伤亡人数更是惨重,应该深刻地反思为什么在汶川、唐山大地震中伤亡会如此巨大。人们的灾害预防意识和应对灾害能力的缺乏是原因之一。 5.112 Wenchuan earthquake of magnitude 8.0 caused 69,227 deaths, 17,923 missing and 374,643 injured. In 1976, the death toll in the Tangshan earthquake reached as high as 240,000. In the event of a disaster, there will be heavy casualties. In particular, when a catastrophic natural disaster occurs, the number of casualties is even greater. We should profoundly reflect on why the casualties in the Wenchuan and Tangshan earthquakes were so great. People’s awareness of disaster prevention and response to the lack of disaster capacity is one of the reasons.