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Yunnan Earthquake

Postby Bill on Thu Jul 09, 2009 3:45 pm

China Earthquake Update - 400+ Dead at least 10,000 homes collapse

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Re: Yunnan Earthquake

Postby Bill on Thu Jul 09, 2009 3:46 pm

The US Geological Survey said the 5.7 magnitude quake struck in Yunnan province at 1917 local time (1119 GMT).

It damaged 30,000 homes and was followed by eight aftershocks, Xinhua news agency reported.

The agency said authorities had sent thousands of tents, quilts and other aid materials to the site of the quake.

The epicentre was reported to be in a mountainous area in Yaoan County.

The 30 people who were seriously injured were being treated in hospital there, Xinhua said.

Hundreds of police have also been deployed to provide assistance, the agency said.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8143503.stm
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Re: Yunnan Earthquake

Postby AllanF on Thu Jul 09, 2009 8:33 pm

It never rain but it pores in China! Fingers crossed the rescue effort is as quick and efficient as it was last year in Sichuan.
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Re: Yunnan Earthquake

Postby bailewen on Sat Jul 11, 2009 8:45 am

My wife woke up in the middle of the night saying she felt and earthquake that night.

I couldn't feel a damn thing but I grew up in California. Anything less that 6.0 and I sleep right through it. Xi'an is so far from Yunan that over here it probably felt like a large truck driving by or maybe just a large SUV even but after the Sichuan quake she's become more sensitive than a seismograph.
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