Home Business Politics Life Culture��Edu Sci��Tech Sports Photos
��Search
China Observer
�� Individual businesspeople become vulnerable group
�� Economy grows fast, yet not "overheated", expert
�� Yangtze River Delta boosting Chinese economy
Photos
�� National Dragon Boat Race closed
�� Automobile cinema steps into city life
�� Giant inkstone showed up
Coconut Oil, Flash Mp3 Player , Fruit , Electric Scooter, Leather Sofa,
Swimwear, Beverage Dispenser, Kitchen Furniture, GSM Phone, Juice
Concentrate, Tractor Fertilizer, Car Engine , Electric Atv, Automotive
Switch , Display Showcase, Zinc Sulphate, Access Point, Network Card,
Laptop, Recovery Card, Aluminium Profile, Granite Countertop, Wind
Generator, Power Strip, Milk Powder, Ice Cream, Sweet Corn, Ketchup,
Yellow Tea, Instant Noodle, Frozen Seafood, Apple Juice, Nescafe,
Beverage Container, Baby Food, Digital Photo Frame, Silk Flower, Bamboo
Handicraft, Christmas Tree, Badge, Candle.
��Home>>
180,000 displaced after strong quake
www.chinanews.cn 2007-06-05 09:33:24
(Source: Xinhua)
June 4 - About 180,000 people have been displaced and 90,000 houses have
collapsed following the earthquake in Yunnan Province, according to the
Ministry of Civil Affairs.
At least three people, including a four-year-old boy, were killed and 313
injured in the quake which hit the tea-producing Pu'er City and its
surrounding area early on Sunday morning, when most people were in bed.
Twenty-eight seriously injured people arestill receiving treatment in
hospital.
The area has been rocked by 1,026 aftershocks, three of which measured
more than 3.0 on the Richter scale with the largest registering 5.1.
Experts warn of the possibility of more aftershocks,
More than 2,000 army troops and armed police have joined the rescue
efforts in the quake-hit county.
"The power and water supply, telecommunications and government office
buildings were seriously damaged in the quake," said Kong Chuizhu, vice
governor of Yunnan.
Among the resettled, 65,000 were evacuated from the badly affected
Ning'er County. Most of them are living in tents or public places.
A total of 536,000 local residents were affected by the disaster.
More than 90,000 houses collapsed and 270,000 others were damaged,
incurring a direct economic loss of 2.5 billion yuan (about 327 million
U.S. dollars), it said.
The county has organized eight teams of 34 workers to carry out
disinfection work in the worst-hit towns to prevent any epidemic,
according to Yang Tianyi, director of Pu'er City.
"There have been no reports of an epidemic outbreak in the region, but we
face a shortage of disinfectant," Yang said
Chinese President Hu Jintao, Premier Wen Jiabao and Vice-Premier Hui
Liangyu have asked provincial government officials in Yunnan "to mobilize
all resources available to treat the injured and minimize the losses of
lives and property of the public."
A disaster-relief team, dispatched by the State Council, arrived in Pu'er
on Sunday to direct the relief efforts.
Meanwhile, another team of experts dispatched by the Ministry of
Communications will arrive in Yunnan on Tuesday to help with the
reconstruction of damaged roads and bridges.
The Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Ministry of Finance have earmarked
a living subsidy of 27 million yuan (about 3.5 million dollars) for the
affected people. A total of 15,000 tents have been transported to the
disaster area.
The most difficult aspect of the disaster relief work is the water
shortage. "The tap water supply has been cut off, and the people there
can only drink bottled water," said Liu Bin, a publicity official from
Pu'er City.
Ning'er County, covering 3,670 square kilometers, has a population of
190,000. It has reported nine quakes measuring five or above on the
Richter scale in its history, with the strongest of 6.8 which happened on
March 15, 1979.
��Hu orders all-out efforts into quake rescue
��Strong quake hits East China Sea
Photos More
Butterflies witnessing wedding
Joyous twins meeting
Umbrella hats become popular
Tin cans
Copyright� 2004 Chinanews.com. All rights reserved.
Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited.
Disclaimer: viewpoints in the website do not represent China News Service
Learn Chinese, Chinese Online Class, Learning Materials, Mandarin audio lessons, Chinese writing lessons, Chinese vocabulary lists, About chinese characters, News in Chinese, Go to China, Travel to China, Study in China, Teach in China, Dictionaries, Learn Chinese Painting, Your name in Chinese, Chinese calligraphy, Chinese songs, Chinese proverbs, Chinese poetry, Chinese tattoo, Beijing 2008 Olympics, Mandarin Phrasebook, Chinese editor, Pinyin editor, China Travel, Travel to Beijing, Travel to Tibet
No comments:
Post a Comment