Deadly Earthquakes Destroy or Damage 20,000 Buildings in China

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Quakes rattle SW China killing dozens, injuring at least 150 and destroying or damaging 20,000 buildings

Earthquake cluster struck SW China’s Yunnan and Guizhou provinces causing many deaths, injuries and major damage to property, reports said.

The seismic pattern suggests a major earthquake could strike the region in the coming days – FIRE-EARTH Forecast

• The largest quake in the cluster measured 5.7Mw, which was epicentered at 103.95°E,  27.53°N, striking at a depth of about 10km (@ 2012-09-07; 04:16:31.5 UTC), GEOFON Program reported.
• The mainshock was followed by more than a dozen aftershocks, the largest of which measured 5.6Mw, as of posting.
• “All the victims were from the city of Zhaotong, which administers Yiliang. Preliminary investigation showed that more than 20,000 houses were damaged or had collapsed in the quake, according to the official.” Xinhua reported.
  
• “More than 100,000 people have been evacuated in Yunnan as of 3:10 p.m., said an official with the province’s civil affairs department.”

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China quake death toll rises to 1,144

The death toll from the powerful earthquake in China’s Qinghai province rises to 1,144, with another 417 missing

About 11,744 have been injured,  Xinhua news agency reported rescue team officials as saying.

Children, showing early signs of frostbite on their faces, prepare to sleep in the open in sub-zero temperatures at a square in Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Yushu, northwest China’s Qinghai Province, April 15, 2010. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng). Image may be subject to copyright.

An estimated 15,000 homes have been destroyed in Yushu county, leaving  100,000 people homeless, many of them having to sleep in the open in sub-zero temperatures, in the remote high altitude region, which lies at about 4,000m (13,000ft).

Some 500 interpreters have been sent to the quake-stricken region because 97 percent of the Yushu population are ethnic Tibetans.

The 7.0 to 7.1Mw quake, which struck on April 14, 2010,  destroyed homes, schools and other public infrastructure. It knocked out power lines and triggered landslides, blocking roads and access routes.

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Deadly China Quake Update

At least 300 dead, 8,000 injured many others buried

Fire-Earth Moderators had earlier predicted that the death toll from the quake could rise.

Background

Deadly 7.0Mw Quake Strikes N. Qinghai, China

The epicenter of the earthquake, reported as a 7.1Mw,  was located in Yushu County, a sparsely populated area which is  home to ethnic Tibetan farmers and herders, officials said.

Up to 90% of buildings near the epicenter have collapsed, according to officials.

Original Caption: Photo taken on April 14, 2010 shows the debris of crumbled houses after an earthquake jolted at 7:49 a.m., at Jiegu Town, of Yushu, a Tibetan autonomous prefecture in western Qinghai Province of northwest China. At least 300 people have died and 8,000 others were injured in a 7.1-magnitude earthquake, which hit Yushu County in Yushu prefecture at 7:49 a.m., according to the local government. More than 85 percent of the houses in Jiegu Township, near the epicenter, had collapsed. Rescue teams from the central government, neighboring areas and armed forces are on their way to the quake-hit areas. (Xinhua/Wu Hong). Image may be subject to copyright.

“In a flash, the houses went down. It was a terrible earthquake. In a small park, there is a Buddhist tower and the top of the tower fell off,” an eyewitness told reporters.

“Everybody is out on the streets, standing in front of their houses, trying to find their family members.”

“The homes are built with thick walls and are strong, but if they collapsed they could hurt many people inside,” he said.

Rich in natural gas, the Yushu County has a population of 80,000 and is  heavily mined for coal, copper and tin.

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