Principal Ye Zhiping has to make it back. A massive earthquake has just hit his province Sichuan, and all he can think about is whether his students and teachers are okay. When he finally gets to the school, his coarse cheeks are stained with tears.

The hosts of this episode are Maya Nalani and Luke Welland. The script is written by Mattias Jonsson. Sound design: Viktor Persson. Mayday is produced by the podcast company qast.

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