Update: Earthquake in Yunnan Province kills 150 At least 150 - TopicsExpress



          

Update: Earthquake in Yunnan Province kills 150 At least 150 people have been killed and thousands of others injured and missing following a 6.5 #magnitude #quake that hit Chinas #Yunnan Province Sunday afternoon. In #Ludian County 120 people were killed, with 180 others missing and 1,300 injured, the local government said on Sunday evening. Over 12,000 houses fell and 30,000 were damaged due to the disaster, according to the Ludian government report. Transportation services, electricity and communications in the stricken area of Ludian are all currently disconnected. In Qiaojia County 26 people were killed while in Huize County there have been 4 reported deaths. This is the strongest #earthquake to have hit Yunnan Province in the past 18 years.
Posted on: Sun, 03 Aug 2014 13:09:35 +0000

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