Report: China quake destroys 10,000 homes
July 9th, 2009 in Breaking News, World Alerts
Report: China quake destroys 10,000 homes – CNN.com.
(CNN) — More than 10,000 homes have been destroyed from an earthquake that struck southwest China, state media reported.
The quake hit Yunnan province in southwest China Thursday evening, leaving more than 300 people injured, the Xinhua news service reported. Xinhua reported the quake as having a 6.0-magnitude, while the U.S. Geological Survey gave a figure of 5.7.
The quake happened at 7:19 p.m. (11:19 a.m. GMT) Thursday, at a depth of about 10 kilometers (6.2 miles), Xinhua reported.
Thirty people suffered severe injuries, and another 305 were slightly injured as of 1 a.m., relief officials in Yao’an County said.
Tents, medicine and food were seen being distributed by relief authorities, Xinhua said. Approximately 4,500 tents, 3,000 quilts and other relief material was being distributed, officials said, according to the Xinhua report.
Thursday’s earthquake comes more than a year after a massive quake struck Sichuan province in China. The 8.0-magnitude quake on May 12, 2008 killed more than 68,000 people, left nearly 18,000 more missing and displaced 15 million others.
July 9th, 2009 in Breaking News, World Alerts
Report: China quake destroys 10,000 homes – CNN.com.
(CNN) — More than 10,000 homes have been destroyed from an earthquake that struck southwest China, state media reported.
The quake hit Yunnan province in southwest China Thursday evening, leaving more than 300 people injured, the Xinhua news service reported. Xinhua reported the quake as having a 6.0-magnitude, while the U.S. Geological Survey gave a figure of 5.7.
The quake happened at 7:19 p.m. (11:19 a.m. GMT) Thursday, at a depth of about 10 kilometers (6.2 miles), Xinhua reported.
Thirty people suffered severe injuries, and another 305 were slightly injured as of 1 a.m., relief officials in Yao’an County said.
Tents, medicine and food were seen being distributed by relief authorities, Xinhua said. Approximately 4,500 tents, 3,000 quilts and other relief material was being distributed, officials said, according to the Xinhua report.
Thursday’s earthquake comes more than a year after a massive quake struck Sichuan province in China. The 8.0-magnitude quake on May 12, 2008 killed more than 68,000 people, left nearly 18,000 more missing and displaced 15 million others.