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Disaster relief work in progress in SW China's quake zone (9)

(Xinhua)    19:11, March 02, 2015
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CHINA-YUNNAN-EARTHQUAKE (CN)

Photo taken on March 2, 2015 shows relief tents built for the Middle School for Nationalities in Mengding Township of Gengma Dai and Wa Autonomous County, southwest China's Yunnan Province. Thirty-two people have been injured after a 5.5 magnitude earthquake struck Cangyuan County of Yunnan Province at 6:24 p.m (1024GMT) on Sunday. As of 8 a.m. of Monday, the tremor had affected more than 67,000 residents in the counties of Cangyuan and Gengma in Lincang City, displacing nearly 12,400, according to a statement from the city's civil affairs bureau. A total of 1,000 tents, 2,000 quilts and 1,000 tarpaulins have been sent to the regions, another 1,000 tents, 500 tarpaulins and 2,000 fold-out will follow. (Xinhua/Lin Yiguang)


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(Editor:Zhang Yuan,Bianji)

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