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Earthquake in China

by P.J. Blount with the blog faculty

The Disaster’s Charter has been activated for an Earthquake in China:

Earthquake in China

Type of Event: Earthquake
Location of Event: China
Date of Charter Activation: 14/04/2010
Charter Requestor: National Disasters Reduction Center of Cina
Project Management:

Description of the Event
A major earthquake of magnitude 7.1, struck the Yushu County on 13 April 2010. The earthquake caused damages to most of the nearby buildings, to the airport and to some of the hydropower stations.