China: Earthquake (as of 14 May 2008)

• 15,000 dead • train carrying gasoline • 64,746 injured Gansu derailed which set on fire • 900 evacuated • 25,000 buried Qinghai SITUATION • 14,000 missing • A major earthquake measuring 500 km 7.8 on the Richter scale struck , Aba Prefecture in Province 400 km • 80% of houses at 14:28 Beijing time (06:28 destroyed GMT) on Monday, 12 May. • Rescue efforts disrupted due to 300 km Shaanxi heavy rains (700 dead) Sichuan Beichuan • 100,000 relief workers currently

200 km working in affected areas • Airdrops made in Yingxiu, , and Wenchuan Hanwang Mianyang (7,395 dead) • Communication 100 km Mianzhu facilities, roads, houses Yingxiu (2,648 dead) damaged Tianpeng LINKS • Troops reached Wenchuan • two chemical factories epicentre by parachute Pengzhou destroyed, spilling 80 tons • Latest updates for : Guan Xian of toxic liquid ammonia Earthquake - May 2008 (Doujiangyan) • 6,000 evacuated • Related maps

• school collapsed • 959 dead Xizang • 50 students reported dead • Small rescue teams trickling into worst Disclaimers: • 900 students buried The boundaries and names shown and the hit area north of designations used on all maps do not imply Chengdu official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. The data and information represented originates from public sources as indicated. ReliefWeb makes every effort to use the latest available data and to ensure that its products are accurate, complete and timely, but no warranties are made to this effect. Comments are welcome to [email protected]. CHINA Creation date: 15 May 2008 INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY Map sources: UNCS, Europa Technologies Provincial Boundary (Global Discovery), USGS. Narrative and statistical sources: Affected Province OCHA Situation Report No. 1 & 2. Sichuan Yunnan Province, China – Earthquake Affected County Xinhua News Agency. 12 May 2008. China MYANMAR quake casualties up to "several thousands": Epicentre central government. IFRC. 12 May. China: Sichuan Earthquake DREF Epicentre Guizhou National Capital Operation. Magnitude: 7.9 Populated Place Date: 12 May 2008 Time: 2:28 (local time) 0 50 100 www.reliefweb.int Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Kilometres United Nations