By 19:00 on August 31, the Panzhihua earthquake in Sichuan had caused six deaths, forty-six serious injuries, and more than 300,000 people to be affected in the Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture of Yunnan Province. Because most of the Chu Prefecture consists of mountain areas, the affected regions are widespread. Currently, the disaster relief materials transported to the disaster areas are far from meeting the needs of the disaster relief.