The earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale in Dayao County
of southwest China’s Yunnan Province has made the local economy
lose over 1 billion yuan (US$ 121 million) in direct losses.
According to news from Dayao, high magnitude and low seismic origin
of the quake, as well as frequent aftershocks, especially one
reading 4.5 on the Richter scale on July 24, heavily damaged the
area’s infrastructures, adding difficulties to relief work and
disease prevention.
To
date, some 199,509 people from 48,048 families in 148 villages were
attacked by the disaster. The quake caused 16 deaths and 522
injured. And 1,120 livestock were killed and 9,343 houses
collapsed.
Local schools, hospitals, office buildings, reservoirs, dams, power
stations, channels, highways, bridges, streets, communication and
water supply equipments were also damaged to different degrees. The
direct losses amounted to 1.027 billion yuan (US$124 million).
The central government had granted 22 million yuan (US$2.65
million) for disaster relief. Of this fund, 20 million yuan
(US$2.41 million) is for sufferers’ transfer and relocation and
house repairs, 1 million yuan (US$ 121,000) is for disease control
and prevention and the other 1 million yuan for medical institutes’
repairs and maintenance.
The county opens a website and hotline for donations:
E-mail:dayao@mail.cx.yn.cn; info.netdy@mail.cx.yn.cnynfo.net
Hotline:(0878) 6210098; 6630418; 6222675
Bank:The Agriculture Bank of China Dayao Branch
Bank Account Number:109301040000368
Bank Account Name:Finance Bureau of Dayao County, Chuxiong
Prefecture, Yunnan Province.
(China.org.cn by Feng Yikun, July 31, 2003)
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