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An earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale jolted Southwest China at
8:04 am Saturday (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake Networks
Center.
A person died, three were injured seriously and 17 others from three
tourist buses were trapped by quake-triggered landslides that blocked a road in
Yunnan province, local authorities said.
The epicenter was monitored at 28.2 degrees north latitude and 99.4 degrees
east longitude, in the area bordering the counties of Shangri-La, Deqen of
Yunnan province and Derong county of Sichuan province, with a depth of about 10
kilometers, the center said.
The quake was felt strongly in the county seat of Deqen, said Liao Wencai,
vice secretary of the Deqen County Committee of the Communist Party of
China.
Benzilan township is believed to be the epicenter, according to local
residents.
"We are heading to Benzilan. The telecommunication there has been cut off,
and many residents cannot be reached by mobile phone," Liao said.
The quake and aftershocks triggered landslides, which blocked the traffic
from Deqen to Benzilan, according to Atrong, deputy county head of Deqen. A
resident from Benzilan told Xinhua on mobile phone that houses did not collapse,
but the quake was felt strongly.
"We rushed outdoors hastily," the resident said.
Local authorities are investigating the losses and have sent tents,
clothes, quilts, folding beds and mattresses to the disaster-hit area.
The quake also led to the power cut-off in Derong county of Sichuan
province, but no casualties have been reported so far.
Early on Wednesday, a 5.1-magnitude quake hit the same border area,
affecting more than 52,000 residents in Yunnan.
新闻快讯：
中国地震台网正式测定：08月31日08时04分在云南省迪庆藏族自治州香格里拉县、德钦县、四川省甘孜藏族自治州得荣县交界(北纬28.2度，东经99.4度)发生5.9级地震，震源深度10千米。
据云南省迪庆州8·31抗震救灾指挥部消息，地震造成国道214线幸福村上桥头村民小组附近落石，导致3辆旅游车被困，1辆旅游车被砸。目前，地震已造成4人遇难。另悉，受地震影响，德钦县城全城停电。
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发表于 2016-7-11 09:11:11