Earthquake in Chuxiong affects more than 620,000 people [pic]

by xdaoke2008 on 2009-07-10 18:15:59

The Chuoxiong earthquake left more than 620,000 people affected [picture], the governor of Yunnan province Qin Guangrong visited injured civilians. The power suddenly went out at the emergency meeting of the Yao’an County government and they continued to deploy with flashlights. A reporter learned from the provincial Civil Affairs Department that as of 23:05, in the Chuoxiong Prefecture, there were a total of 31 townships in 6 counties affected, with 620,700 people impacted. There were 23 seriously injured, 288 lightly injured, over 3200 collapsed civilian houses, and over 4800 damaged ones. The Ministry of Civil Affairs sent our province 5000 tents and 300 tons of colored strip cloth…