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7.1 or 6.9 Earthquake

Organization:
Facility Type: Info/Hotline
Status: Open

Address:
, *C 00000

Region:
County/Parish:Qinghai










This organization provides Temporary or Permanent Service? Temporary

Notes:

http://tibettruth.com/2010/04/14/china-launches-seismic-propaganda-in-wake-of-quake/

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About 400 dead, 10,000 injured in 7.1-magnitude quake in China’s Qinghai
Posted on 14 April 2010

YUSHU, Qinghai, April 14 (Xinhua) — About 400 people have died and 10,000 others were injured after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit northwest China’s Qinghai Province early on Wednesday, local authorities said.

President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao have ordered local authorities to go all out to save the disaster-stricken people.

Vice Premier Hui Liangyu has rushed to the quake-hit region.

Many people are still buried under the debris of collapsed houses in the Gyegu Town near the epicenter in the Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Yushu in southern Qinghai, said Huang Limin, deputy secretary-general of the prefecture government.

FULL STORY -
http://tantaonews.com/?p=35174

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China Earthquake, Qinghai Relief: How You Can Help
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/04/14/china-earthquake-qinghai_n_537493.html

China's Qinghai province -- an area bordering Tibet -- was hit by a 7.1 earthquake early Wednesday morning. Three-hundred deaths have been blamed on the quake, with considerable damage and injuries also reported in the area. Ninety percent of the buildings in Golmud have been destroyed.

Nonprofit, non-governmental groups are now arriving in the area to help with relief, and some have already released calls for aid. Here's how you can help:

HuffPost Impact is continuing to monitor the efforts of relief organizations in China and will update this page as more information is received.

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Tibet earthquake death toll rises to 589 - updated
Phayul[Wednesday, April 14, 2010 14:28]

Dharamsala, April 14 - Latest reports indicate that the death toll in the massive earthquake that hit Qinghai province earlier today has risen to 589 and around 10000 people have been injured.

However, unconfirmed sources including Tibetan exiles belonging to the quake hit area who claimed to have spoken to people there say the death toll is much higher. One Tibetan who said he spoke to someone in his village puts the death toll around 3000

SEE FULL STORY AT:
http://www.phayul.com/news/article.aspx?id=27116

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/7589664/China-earthquake-kills-hundreds-in-Qinghai.html

China earthquake kills hundreds in Qinghai
More than 400 people were killed and 10,000 injured when a series of strong earthquakes struck the mountainous Tibetan Plateau in south-west China, collapsing schools, offices and thousands of mud-wall houses.

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Emergency appeal for Tibet earthquake victims set up by Tibet Relief Fund.
Wednesday, April 14 2010
http://www.tibetcustom.com/article.php/20100414173852982

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Map also -
Quake kills 400 in China; 10,000 injured,destroys homes on Tibet plateau
Xinhua/Meng Lijing, Wednesday, 14 April 2010

A reservoir was also cracked, where workers are trying to prevent the outflow of water.

SEE FULL STORY AT:
http://www.sahilonline.org/english/news.php?catID=globalnews&nid=7822&viewed=0

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MAPS & Twitter feeds
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/04/14/map-of-china-location-of_n_537191.html

MAP -
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/interactive/2010/apr/14/china-earthquake-yushu-quinghai-map

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Embassies & Consulates
http://www.kotan.org/tibet/embassies_china.html

Info Source/Changes:
corrected state
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Created At: Wed Apr 14 20:45:25 +0000 2010
Updated At: Thu Mar 31 06:47:46 +0000 2011
Updated By: DNug


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