Earthquake in China: the number of victims increased to 22
The number of victims of the earthquake in southwest China has risen to 22 people.
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“22 people were injured in an earthquake in Ninglan County (Yunnan Province) in southwestern China at 15.02 on January 2,” the statement said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Earlier, information was received about 15 victims.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
County officials say no casualties or destroyed buildings have been reported. Electricity, communications, road infrastructure and water facilities in the quake-hit areas were not affected at all. Tiles fell from the roofs of several houses in the disaster area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rescuers continue to search for victims or other destruction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is noted that the seismological department of Yunnan Province sent a working group of 23 people to the affected area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The quake was located about 60 km from the administrative center of Ninglan Yi Autonomous County and 110 km from the ancient city of Lijiang, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. According to the China Center for Seismological Networks, the epicenter was at a depth of 10 km.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The area of \u200b\u200bseismic impact with an intensity of 6 points and more was 1389 square kilometers – this area is home to 24 thousand people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The fire department sent 4 vehicles and 15 people to the area where the epicenter of the earthquake was recorded to assess the scale of the disaster. A search and rescue team of 60 people was also formed and sent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Yunnan, the region is very vulnerable to earthquakes. There is frequent seismic activity due to the collision of Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates, which form a huge Himalayan mountain range.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hundreds were injured and more than 100,000 were displaced in October 2014 after a magnitude 6 earthquake struck Yunnan, near China’s border with Myanmar and Laos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
China is regularly affected by earthquakes, especially in its mountainous western and southwestern regions, where Yunnan lies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 2008, a magnitude 7.9 earthquake shook or killed 87,000 people in southwestern Sichuan Province.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Source: Ukrgate<\/p>\n\n\n\n