Extremely dangerous very strong earthquake in Sichuan, China -56 People dead
Extremely dangerous very strong earthquake in Sichuan, China – Death toll now at 56 and rising fast – epicenter area blocked
Update 04:56 UTC : The death toll has further increased to 57 (official)
- The Sichuan, China, Mw6.6
shallow thrust quake close to southern end of aftershock zone of
devastating 2008 Mw7.9 quake, similar mechanism
- The Chinese Prime Minister is on his way to the airport to overfly the
earthquake area. He want to be kept briefed of all proceedings.
Update 04:52 UTC : The
current rescue and relief operation is a LEVEL 1 operation. The command
will be at the supreme headquarters in Beijing. Aerial footage we have
seen shows a lot of collapsed buildings in the epicenter villages. The
images have been photographed out of assessment mission helicopters.
Update 04:30 UTC : CCTV
China reports that several buildings have collapsed and that landslides
are making relief efforts and traffic to the quake hit zone very
difficult.
- Public life (shops, transport etc) has come to a standstill.
- Public life (shops, transport etc) has come to a standstill.
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