Yunnan - At least 367 people were killed and about 1,300 injured by an earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter Scale in southwestern China, as reported by Xinhua news agency.
As reported by the BBC on Monday (04/08/2014), after initial reports from victims of the devastating earthquake that killed 26 people, the number of victims increased sharply, passing through 150 people before the Xinhua report numbers 367 people killed.
The process of rescue and relief operations now underway at the location of the earthquake. United States Geological Survey (USA) said the quake struck about 11 kilometers or 7 miles northwest of Wenping in Yunnan Province at 16:30 local time (08:30 GMT).
The strongest earthquake in 14 years. This time the quake occurred at a depth of about 10 kilometers in the remote mountainous area in Yunnan province. Vibration is also felt in the neighboring provinces of Guizhou and Sichuan.
Xinhua said that about 12,000 houses have collapsed in Ludian, or there are around 439,000 people in the northeast of the capital of Yunnan province, Kunming. Of all casualties reported so far in Qiaojia Zhaotong region, the most severe.
Ma Liya Zhaotong residents said, a number of roads in the residence like a battlefield after the bombing. In fact, the house belongs to a neighbor who had recently built has collapsed.
While local government has sent 2,000 tents, 3,000 folding beds, 3,000 blankets and 3,000 coats to the disaster zone.
Xinhua news agency said the epicenter was in Longtoushan, Ludian, Yunnan. Head Longtoushan city Guoyong Chen said, many houses collapsed and it also has deployed rescuers to the location.
Many people rushed out of the building to the street after the earthquake struck, the electricity cut off and at least one school collapsed. Communication tools also seriously affected.
The south-western region of China is mentioned as an earthquake-prone areas. Earthquake in Sichuan in 2008 also killed tens of thousands of people. In 1970, a magnitude 7.7 earthquake in Yunnan, killing at least 15,000 people.
