Death Toll Still Rising in China Earthquake

April 15, 2010 - PRLog -- An earthquake which struck Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in the early morning of April 14 is now said to have been much more devastating than initial reports indicated. As of Wednesday night, 589 were confirmed dead, yet local Chinese media reported the injured as being in the tens of thousands.

An estimated 90 percent of the houses in the capital of Jiegu are said to have collapsed with many people being buried underneath the rubble in freezing temperatures. Most people are out on the streets as aftershocks continue to roll through the region.

The devastating magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in China’s Qinghai Province at 7:49 a.m. local time on April 14 and was followed by a 6.3 aftershock at 9:25 a.m. Due to a lack of relief support, some local rescuers are reportedly relying on digging with their bare hands.

http://vetea.com/disasters/china-earthquake.html

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