Indonesian News One The death toll of the earthquake that struck Yunnan province, China, continues to grow. Until Monday (4/8), there were 398 people are confirmed dead. The death toll is expected to continue to grow because there are still many unreached rescuers.
In addition, more than 1,801 people were injured. It is not certain that the number of victims still missing. Meanwhile, residents who evacuated reached 29,400 people. An earthquake measuring 6.1 to 6.5 on the Richter scale on Sunday (3/8) has destroyed 12 thousand homes in Ludian County. The majority of the destroyed houses are old and made of brick.
The worst damage occurred in the city of Zhaotong and Shapingba. Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang has visited the two areas yesterday to see the condition of the victims. One of the volunteers, Ma Yaoqi, 18, revealed that half of the houses in the two cities were destroyed. Others are quite badly damaged. '' I see shrouded corpses were evacuated, he said.
Chinese government deployed more than 2,500 troops to help the victims. They are racing against time to search for the victims who are still buried under the rubble of their homes. Aftershock measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale also makes it increasingly dangerous rescue. At least, until yesterday, there were four aftershocks that occurred. Aftershocks are afraid to make the victim unsaved increasingly buried.
The evacuation of the victims it becomes more difficult because of yesterday's rain and storms blanketed the disaster area. Rescue teams find it difficult to carry tents, water, food, and other goods to the survivors. Slippery road and met a lot of debris to make the vehicle difficult to pass. Rescuers had to hike to reach the survivors. Until yesterday, electricity and telecommunications telephone was disconnected.
Currently food aid, tents, blankets, and other items continue to arrive from a variety of other Chinese regions. The grant comes from the red cross in Hong Kong, Macau, Sichuan, and some other regions.
Various sliding condolences from world leaders. One of them, the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. He also stated that the United Nations is ready to assist workers to mobilize and meet the needs of the victims.
Speech grief also presented the United States government. '' Prayer and our concern for the families left behind. United States stands ready to help, '"said Deputy Spokesman National Security Agency Bernadette Meehan.
