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    SW China quake: What we do and don't know

    (Xinhua) Updated: 2014-08-04 12:30

    LUDIAN, Yunnan - A powerful earthquake jolted Southwest China's Yunnan province Sunday afternoon, killing at least 381. Following is what we know and still don't know about the disaster as of Monday morning.

    -- Quake:

    It struck at 4:30 p.m. Sunday (Beijing Time);

    Epicenter was 12 km deep at Longtoushan, a township 23 km southwest of the county seat of Ludian, Zhaotong City in Yunnan;

    -- Destruction:

    It was the most powerful earthquake to hit Yunnan in 14 years;

    It is so far the third-deadliest earthquake in China in the past six years (after 2008's Wenchuan Earthquake and 2010's Yushu Earthquake);

    Over 12,000 houses toppled and 30,000 were damaged;

    -- Casualties:

    381 killed (302 in Ludian, 66 in Qiaojia County, 12 in Huize County, 1 in Zhaoyang District);

    1,801 injured;

    3 still missing;

    -- Disaster zone:

    Quake-prone region in northeast Yunnan;

    One of the poorest areas in China;

    Zhaotong's population is around 5.2 million;

    Home to 23 minority ethnic groups;

    -- Rescue efforts:

    7,000 rescuers, including 5,000 soldiers, police officers, and firefighters, are searching the rubble and working to move the injured out of the quake zone;

    Chinese President Xi Jinping urged prioritizing saving lives;

    Premier Li Keqiang is en route to Yunnan to oversee quake relief;

    Two military helicopters and two cargo planes are on their way to the quake zone;

    Highest level of earthquake emergency response issued;

    -- What is hampering rescue:

    Continuous downpours (rain expected for the next four days);

    Blocked roads;

    Lack of professional facilities and rescue workers;

    -- Potential dangers:

    Rain-triggered mudslides;

    Collapsing houses;

    Rising "earthquake lakes" due to areas filling with water

    Frequent aftershocks;

    -- What is most urgently needed:

    Blood;

    Food and medicine;

    Quilts and blankets;

    Water;

    Tents;

    Power still out in some remote regions;

    -- Still unknown:

    When blocked roads will be cleared; officials said relief supplies are in stock but hard to deliver.

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