Two shallow 5.6 earthquakes rock southwest China- 50 dead and 20,000 homes damaged

[Shiloh]

Source: http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/World/2012/09/07/20176721.html


Earthquakes rock southwest China
By Reuters

BEIJING -- Two shallow 5.6 magnitude earthquakes hit mountainous southwestern China on Friday, killing at least 50 people and forcing tens of thousands of people from damaged buildings, state media said.

The quakes struck near the border of Yunnan and Guizhou provinces, the first one at 11:19 a.m. (0319 GMT) and the second one about 45 minutes later, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

About 160 people were injured and 20,000 homes damaged in the remote region about 350 km from the Yunnan provincial capital Kunming, the official Xinhua news agency said...

 

[Emily]

Re: Two shallow 5.6 earthquakes rock southwest China- 50 dead and 20,000 homes damaged

USGS:

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http://blogs.voanews.com/breaking-news/2012/09/08/chinese-premier-visits-earthquake-zone-2/

Chinese Premier Visits Earthquake Zone
Posted September 8th, 2012 at 1:25 pm (UTC-4)

Emergency workers in China's Yunnan and Guizhou provinces are clearing roads and climbing mountains to try to reach villages cut off by Friday's earthquakes, as Premier Wen Jiabao visited with some of the victims of the disaster.

Mr. Wen visited hospitals and emergency shelters Saturday, saying finding and rescuing those still missing must be a top priority. He also urged emergency workers to take precautions against disease epidemics in the emergency camps, and noted that they must also be on watch for ?secondary and geological hazards? such as landslides.

Rain is expected in the region for the next several days, which will hamper rescue efforts and make landslides more likely.

Back-to-back 5.6-magnitude temblors on Friday killed at least 80 people, most in the impoverished Yunnan province. In Yunnan and Guizhou together, more than 700 people were injured and more than 100,000 people were evacuated. Thousands of buildings were destroyed or damaged.

Chinese state media warned the death toll from the earthquakes could rise because impassable roads and downed communications have made collecting information difficult.

State media said authorities have sent tens of thousands of tents, quilts, and coats to the earthquake victims.

Source: Voice of America

 

[Shiloh]

Re: Two shallow 5.6 earthquakes rock southwest China- 50 dead and 20,000 homes damaged

Source: http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90882/7949941.html

More sanitary efforts urged in SW China quake zone
(Xinhua)
10:14, September 15, 2012

BEIJING, Sept. 14 (Xinhua) -- China's Ministry of Health has called for stepped up efforts to monitor drinking water, food and epidemic situations to prevent disease outbreak in the quake-hit border area of Yunnan and Guizhou provinces...