30 injured as 5.5 magnitude quake jolts southwest China March 3, 2013 - 18:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - More than 30 people were injured and scores of houses damaged after a 5.5-magnitude quake struck southwest China's Yunnan Province on Sunday, March 3 state media have reported, according to RIA Novosti. The earthquake has flattened 1,400 homes and damaged more than 6,000 others, China’s TV channels said. “No human fatalities have been reported yet,” the official Xinhua news agency said citing a spokesman for the earthquake bureau in Yunnan province as saying. At least one of the injured is in a serious condition. The quake struck Eryuan county, Dali Bai autonomous prefecture, on Sunday afternoon, with its epicenter detected at the depth of nine kilometers (5.6 miles), Xinhua said. Provincial authorities have sent 6,000 tents, blankets and warm clothes to the affected area, which is home to some 130,000 residents. A rescue operation is ongoing. In the past few weeks, south and southwest China was hit by a string of tremors. A 4.9-magnitude tremor injured eight people in China's Yunnan Province on Tuesday. Partner news  Top stories Bağış said Istanbul’s unique status as a “peaceful coexistence of all cultures and religions” makes it a vital player in the EU. The agent shot in self-defense in the incident, which occurred at Todashev's house, the law enforcement source said. Only three senators on the committee - Republican Ron Paul and Democrats Tom Udall and Chris Murphy - opposed the bill. If true, the exclusion of Rafsanjani and Mashaie would leave the presidential race dominated by hardline conservatives.   Partner news |  Latest news Alexander Payne's “Nebraska” receives standing ovation at Cannes  Bruce Dern stars as a broken elderly Nebraskan bent on traveling across country to collect what he believes is a million dollars in prize money.Yahoo acquires gaming infrastructure developer PlayerScale Yahoo has been making small acquisitions recently, sometimes apparently only for the talent the companies have.Soderbergh to direct Clive Owen in period medical drama "The Knick" "The Knick" is set in NY at the beginning of the 20th century and focuses on the groundbreaking medical staff at Knickerbocker Hospital.eOne nabs Naomi Watts-starring Princess Diana biopic Oscar-nominated filmmaker Oliver Hirschbiegel (“Downfall”) directed the film from a script by Stephen Jeffreys. |
