On March 10, 2011 a 5.8-magnitude earthquake hit the far west side of Yunnan, in the county of Yingjiang leaving 25 dead and 314 injured. The quake toppled the homes of 1,039 families and left 5,000 others seriously damaged. As of Sunday, the central and local government have disbursed 10,000 tents, 15,000 quilts and 15,000 coats to the homeless victims in the quake-hit region. Altogether 53,000 people are being housed in large-sized tents in plazas and village squares. So far, no epidemics have spread as doctors are disinfecting the tents daily.
Kunming did not feel the quake and carried on like normal, but Yingjiang is an area with many minorities and poor villages. Please pr-y for the victims families and for the efforts in Japan.
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