China: 95 000 people affected by two earthquakes in south-western

Over 95 000 people have been affected by two earthquakes that struck Friday Yunnan province (southwest), said Saturday the provincial department of civil affairs Yunnan.

So far, 19 people were injured, four seriously, and 9 675 others were evacuated from their homes.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.3 degrees hit Yiliang District of Kunming City, Yunnan’s capital Friday to 02h19. More than 1 700 people were affected and nearly 1 300 homes were damaged.

Another earthquake of 4.9 degrees on the Richter scale jolted the town of Ruili, on the border between China and Myanmar, Friday at 04h20. Approximately 94 000 residents were affected and 37 houses were destroyed.

Local governments have allocated 200 000 yuan (about 30 000 dollars) for emergency response to earthquakes.

The neighboring province of Guizhou has also been hit by an earthquake of 4.0 degrees Friday around 20:00, but no casualties were reported.

中国:两个地震西南部95万人受影响

超过95万人已得到两日发生地震,云南省(西南),受影响今天说,省民政部门的云南。

到目前为止,19人受伤,4人重伤,9 675其他人撤离家园。

一个有4.3度的地震袭击的昆明市宜良,云南的资本星期五区,02h19。超过1 700人受灾,近1 300家被损坏。

另一个里氏4.9级地震,震动程度的瑞丽市之间的中国和缅甸,星期五边境,04h20。大约94 000名居民受到影响,37所房屋被毁。

地方政府已拨出200万元(约30 000美元用于紧急应对地震)。

邻近的贵州省也遭受了4.0度的地震周五20:00左右,但没有人员伤亡的报道。29.12.08

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