China Quake Toll May Be Worse Than Initially Feared

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Death toll from magnitude-6.1 quake jumps to 28 in SW China

The quake struck the juncture of Renhe District in Panzhihua and Huili County in Liangshan prefecture at 4:30 p.m.(Beijing time). The epicenter was about 50 km southeast of downtown Panzhihua, at 26.2 degrees north latitude and 101.9 degrees east longitude. It was at a depth of 10 km, the China Earthquake Administration said.

Panzhihua City Quake Control and Relief Headquarters on Sunday confirmed 70,462 people in the city were affected by the quake. In addition, 32,247 people were displaced.

In total, 38,425 residences suffered damage in the quake, of which 363 homes were toppled. Seven reservoirs, 22 highways and three bridges were also damaged.

The Panzhihua education authority said cracks were found on the buildings of more than 100 schools, of which 66 were in Renhe, a hard-hit district in the city.

Further south, 600,000 people in five regions of Yunnan, a neighboring province to Sichuan, were affected by the quake. This included five deaths, 112 injured and the destruction of 130,00 residences, said a Yunnan Provincial Bureau of Civil Affairs source.

The worst hit was Yi Autonomous Prefecture of Chuxiong where the five deaths were recorded. Destroyed were 111,448 homes, 656 school buildings and 213 buildings totaling 65,554 square meters of floor space. The direct economic loss was put at 500 million yuan (about 73 million U.S. dollars), according to the office for the quake control and relief headquarters of Chuxiong.

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China Quake Toll May Be Worse Than Initially Feared

September 1, 2008
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<nyt_byline version="1.0" type=" "> </nyt_byline>By DAVID BARBOZA
<nyt_text> </nyt_text> SHANGHAI ? The devastation from an earthquake that struck southwestern China on Saturday might be much worse than initially feared, state-run news media reported on Sunday, saying that the quake had destroyed more than 100,000 homes and that the death toll had risen to at least 28 and was likely to be higher.

The earthquake, which was centered in Sichuan Province and had a magnitude of 6.1, damaged highways, reservoirs, bridges and hundreds of schools, and it forced the evacuation of more than 40,000 people in Sichuan and neighboring Yunnan Province, reported Xinhua, the state news agency. More than 230 people were reported injured.

Sichuan was devastated on May 12 by China?s worst natural disaster in over 30 years, a 7.9-magnitude earthquake that killed nearly 70,000 people and left millions homeless, so thoroughly damaging the region that recovery efforts were expected to take years, if not decades.


On Sunday afternoon, a strong aftershock, with a preliminary magnitude of 5.1, was reported in Sichuan, but it was unclear whether there was any new damage, Chinese officials said.


Over the weekend, poor communication in the southern part of Sichuan was making it difficult for the government and news agencies to determine the scale of the damage or how many people had died.


The earthquake struck at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, according to the state-run news media, and was centered near the city of Panzhihua, in the southern part of Sichuan, far south of the May 12 earthquake. The China Earthquake Administration ordered an emergency response to the area after early reports of heavy damage in some places.


Sichuan is one of China?s largest provinces, and Sichuan and Yunnan are home to millions of people from ethnic minorities.


The government said that about 70,000 people in Panzhihua alone were affected by Saturday?s earthquake. And in one region of Sichuan, about 660 school buildings were destroyed.


The tremors were felt as far north as Chengdu, the provincial capital of Sichuan, and also in Kunming, the capital of Yunnan to the south.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/01/world/asia/01china.html?hp=&pagewanted=print

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Caption: Panzhihua's populace perhaps has the earthquake again, rushes in abundance takes refuge from danger in the square to evade temporarily. (Associated Press picture)

The kapok shakes 28 dies 400 wounds

[Eastern daily paper special news]The Sichuan Panzhihua occurred the day before yesterday six spot first-level earthquakes, the disaster situation expanded continually, up to yesterday, Sichuan, the Yunnan two province's casualties increased to 28 people, over 400 injured, and three people missing; Panzhihua had 5.6 levels of aftershocks yesterday. The earthquake causes Sichuan, the Yunnan two province over 800,000 people to hit by disaster, nearly 180,000 house collapses and damage; The partial disaster area electric power, the communication interrupt completely, in addition area the seismic vertical has the storm for the last few days, makes the rescue work to be more difficult. The expert refers to the earthquake and the Wenchuan earthquake related, forecast that in the future still had five to six levels of macroseism. The Xinhua News Agency reported that up to yesterday 6:00 pm, the earthquake has caused Sichuan, the Yunnan two province 80 ten thousand people to hit by disaster, the authority urgent shift places more than 40,000 people; Cheng-Kun Railroad once interrupted, the disaster area partial infrastructure damage is serious.

22 road 3 bridge 7 reservoirs suffer injury
The Sichuan earthquake relief work headquarters news said that Sichuan's casualty increases to 23 people, and three people missing, more than 300 injured. The entire province 22 roads, three large-scale bridges and seven reservoirs suffer injury, the partial disaster area electric power, the communication interrupt completely, the authority present is repairing in a rush with all one's strength. In addition, the Luongson state Huili County majority private residences have become the dangerous house, the approximately 70% private residence damage or collapsing, the partial reservoirs and the flowing communication stands also suffers injury. But the Yunnan Province Chuxiongzhou earthquake relief work headquarters refer to, the earthquake causes the Yunnan Chuxiong, Chaotung, Dali, the Kunming four state cities the approximately 650,000 people to hit by disaster, five dead, 108 injured, the private residence damages more than 130,000 but actually. And the Yunnan Chuxiongzhou has several thousand private residences, more than 600 school buildings, more than 200 organization constructions to suffer injury. At present, Sichuan set out the nearly thousand medical services, illness to control, the medical personnel to develop the medical treatment, and assembles 3000 public security fire fighters emergency rescue service. In the stricken villages and small towns, the authority present has built the temporary tent for the disaster victims to stay. The medical care personnel also treat and cure the wounded in the temporary tent.

The expert will refer to will have 5 to 6 levels of aftershocks
However because the Panzhihua kernel and the area and Huili County night before last continue to strengthen the rainstorm, the individual local water immersion is serious, the initiation some areas mountain putty falls in torrents, the partial path interrupt, the search and rescue work is blocked. But the Meteorological department estimated that will have the rainstorm weather kapok earthquake disaster area yesterday to tomorrow, and warned that possibly initiates the mountain putty to fall in torrents again and so on disasters. This earthquake was in the day before yesterday 4:30 pm occurrences, the seismic vertical located at Panzhihua southeast the approximately 50 kilometers, the depth of origin the approximately ten kilometers, up to yesterday, the aftershock already reached 400 many times, was highest achieves 5.6 levels. According to Chinese seismological station net center forecast department Director Liu Jie indicated that this earthquake compares the wide range inland stress field adjustment result for the Wenchuan eight magnitude of earthquake initiation. But Sichuan earthquake authority researcher the regulation ten thousand regulars thought that has nothing to do with the Wenchuan earthquake. But the experts believed that in the near future the seismic region will not remove has five magnitude to six magnitude of earthquakes again, possibly will create the serious disaster situation. Newspaper report http://svsurl.systransoft.com/?t=out...1aaef831--67d9

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Panzhihua will be justified earthquake has caused 32 people dead more than 80 million people affected

2008/09/01

Sichuan Panxi after the earthquake, disaster areas and frequent aftershocks, 31 occurred on the afternoon again felt two aftershocks, including one of magnitude 5.6. Panzhihua urban pm on the 31st also felt the quake was felt strongly. That night, some people spontaneously Panzhihua to open overnight camping on the plains.


August 31 is the Panxi Sichuan earthquake occurred the day after the earthquake-stricken area is also the local township Go days. In about 40 kilometers from the epicenter of the earthquake-stricken villagers as usual Go Longtan Township, to buy daily necessities. Map of local senior citizens of 80 elderly people with Li grandson, granddaughter to eat snacks market.
September 1, comprehensive report, Panzhihua - would be justified 6.1 earthquake has resulted in Sichuan and Yunnan provinces more than 80 million people affected, 32 people were killed. Panzhihua City is not currently on the territory of key state enterprises too much influence, the city's production in normal operation. However, within the framework of Chuxiong, serious damage to schools, is the shortage of relief supplies. -- News quoted the Ministry of Civil Affairs, as at 23:00 on August 31 to statistics, Panzhihua - would be justified 6.1 earthquake has resulted in Sichuan and Yunnan provinces more than 80 million people affected, Yinzai killed 32 people (of which 27 were in Sichuan Province, Yunnan Province 5), 467 people were injured, emergency transfer of resettlement 15.2 million; inverted loss of more than 10,000 dwellings 25.8; Chengdu-Kunming Railway was suspended, Panzhihua City, three major bridges damaged, the Liangshan Prefecture three reservoirs cracking; disaster areas of the infrastructure damage Serious.
China news agency reporter on the 31st at the municipal party committee propaganda department of Panzhihua in Sichuan Province that the earthquake is not currently in the city of Panzhihua Iron and Steel (Group) Company, Ertan Power Station and other key state enterprises too much influence. In addition, Gang Cheng Enterprises Corporation, climbing survival, vanadium and titanium industrial park, in the long-standing rule is large and medium-sized enterprises and other local companies in the quake have not been affected too much. Panzhihua City, the current production of the normal operation of enterprises, social order and stability.
Panzhihua to the quake area is beautiful and fertile Renhe, the great Tian Zhen-rich pomegranate has brought the more serious damage, the Government, schools, farm structures are different levels of housing collapse, cracking. After the disaster, local people rely on, the first time for spontaneous self-help. Tian Zhen walk in the village over the large, almost no notice to the villagers here fear.
Am informed that the earthquake also caused Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture in Yunnan Province within the framework of serious damage to schools, closing at 19:00 on August 31, affected by the earthquake and the aftershocks, the state has resulted in loss of school buildings inverted 52. The report to the Education and the Office of Chuxiong in Yunnan Province, the Government has agreed, within the framework of Chuxiong, all schools will be postponed until September 8 opening.
As many as Chuxiong in mountainous areas, disaster areas, more extensive, relief supplies arrived in the disaster areas is still far can not meet the needs of disaster relief. With today has Ruqiu, lower night temperatures, according to weather news, Chuxiong, and more recently for the rain to weather these difficulties and unfavorable factors to the disaster areas of life of people facing severe challenges. http://209.85.171.104/translate_c?hl...frCDGdxz7NQ7ew