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General Discussion and Useful Links => The Campfire => Topic started by: maxx on September 07, 2012, 07:22:08 pm

Title: China earthquake
Post by: maxx on September 07, 2012, 07:22:08 pm

A earthquake hit China around Kunming.In the Yunnan province.It was something like 6.5 on the rictar scale.The hospitals are overloaded with victims of the quake.They don't have a death toll yet.They are reporting around 20,000 homes destroyed..Rescure workers are having a hard time.Reaching the victims.Because of the landslides.

Title: Re: China earthquake
Post by: Sylvain D on September 08, 2012, 03:08:30 am

From what I've read, it seems that more than 80 people are dead.
Well, China is always linked to earthquakes because of its place on (tectonic plate?)

Title: Re: China earthquake
Post by: Martin on September 08, 2012, 06:38:47 am

The entire Asia Pacific area has been pretty active this past few weeks. There have been 2 other fairly large quakes in the past couple weeks in South East Asia.