The death toll left by the earthquake of 5.8 magnitude on the Richter scale that struck Yingjiang County in southwest China rose to 25 dead and 250 wounded, according to the latest official figures. Civil Affairs Department of the Yunnan province in a statement updated death toll of the quake and reported that about a thousand buildings were destroyed and more than four thousand suffered damage of varying magnitude.
He said that of the 250 injured, 134 were found with serious health conditions, but they are already receiving medical care in the hospitals who were transferred, according to local offices of the Xinhua news agency. The National Committee for Disaster Reduction, the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Government of Yunnan have been sent to the devastated area nine thousand 700 tents, 15 000 blankets and an equal number of clothing and other materials first need.
Police, firefighters and soldiers involved in the relief effort to try to rescue as many survivors from the rubble. The quake, whose epicenter was located in Yingjiang at a depth of 10 km, occurred at 13:00 local time (05:00 GMT) and within 10 minutes there were three replicates of 4.7 on the Richter scale.
This earthquake also caused the temporary suspension of electricity supply, was the largest of more than 200 thousand aftershocks that have hit the region over the past two months. 
He said that of the 250 injured, 134 were found with serious health conditions, but they are already receiving medical care in the hospitals who were transferred, according to local offices of the Xinhua news agency. The National Committee for Disaster Reduction, the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Government of Yunnan have been sent to the devastated area nine thousand 700 tents, 15 000 blankets and an equal number of clothing and other materials first need.
Police, firefighters and soldiers involved in the relief effort to try to rescue as many survivors from the rubble. The quake, whose epicenter was located in Yingjiang at a depth of 10 km, occurred at 13:00 local time (05:00 GMT) and within 10 minutes there were three replicates of 4.7 on the Richter scale.
This earthquake also caused the temporary suspension of electricity supply, was the largest of more than 200 thousand aftershocks that have hit the region over the past two months.
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