Emperor Posted May 25, 2008 2 killed, homes destroyed in strong China aftershock By Boris Cambreleng Agence France-Presse First Posted 03:02:00 05/26/2008 CHENGDU, China -- A strong aftershock jolted southwestern China on Sunday, killing at least two people, destroying 70,000 homes and rattling millions still reeling from the massive earthquake two weeks ago. The aftershock -- the strongest to hit Sichuan province since the devastating May 12 quake -- came as the death toll from the initial tremor topped 62,500, and as more foreign aid poured into the disaster zone. Relief workers raced to reach those in need as the already tough conditions for millions of survivors living in makeshift camps worsened, with rain falling throughout the day and forecasters predicting heavy downpours overnight. Sunday's aftershock measured 6.4 on the Richter scale, an official with the Sichuan Earthquake Bureau told AFP -- making it the strongest since the 8.0 quake that destroyed large swathes of Sichuan two weeks ago. The US Geological Survey put the magnitude of Sunday's aftershock at 5.8. Two people was killed and more than 480 injured, 41 of them seriously, in the aftershock, with the city of Guangyuan, north of the provincial capital Chengdu, particularly hard hit, state-run Xinhua news agency reported. An earthquake relief official in the city of Guangyuan, Wang Fei, was quoted by Xinhua as saying about 71,300 homes had collapsed there, and more than 200,000 others were in danger of collapsing. The quake -- which struck mid-afternoon and was centered about 250 kilometers (155 miles) northeast of Chengdu -- sent people fleeing from buildings, AFP correspondents witnessed. Read more on the story Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Emperor Posted May 25, 2008 Inaa lilaah, it is really shocking... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
