People searching after an earthquake in Ludian County of Zhaotong City in southwest China’s Yunnan Province (Source: XInhua)
At least 33 were killed and dozens more injured after a 6.5-magnitude earthquake jolted southwest China’s Yunnan Province Sunday afternoon.
The strong quake hit at 4:30 p.m. Sunday (Beijing Time) with a depth of 12 km and the epicenter in Longtoushan township, 23 km southwest of the county seat of Ludian, Zhaotong City.
The quake toppled and cracked many buildings, particularly old ones and residential homes.The road leading to the township was damaged in a landslide before the quake and the traffic is to be resumed.
Police and paramilitary officers are assembling and rushing to the quake-hit areas.
The civil affairs authorities are sending 2,000 tents, 3,000 folding beds, 3,000 quilts and 3,000 coats to the quake region.
Ludian has a population of 265,900 in its seven townships.
Zhaotong, about 300 km from Kunming, the capital city of Yunnan, is on the earthquake belt and has been occasionally jolted by quakes.
(Source: Xinhua)
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