Hi, Byron!
Gosh, it was really dreadful such an explosion. Well, somebody said "we die only the very day we want". According to the esoteric books, before embodiment we decide the kind of life we have to live according to our karma. We also choose the day of our "change" and how.
Obviously, you didn't select to make the change in China, so it was not your time.
It is a wonderful story with vivid written images.
(I am now completely recovered of my eye surgery, albeit I need glasses to read. Let's see what my Ophthalmologist says next visit after Christmas).
ALL the BEST.