Chinese police set up evacuation site after 5.0-magnitude earthquake

Members of local armed police forest corps prepare to set up more tents at an evacuation site at Liantie Township in Eryuan County of Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China’s Yunnan Province , April 17, 2013. Nine people have been slightly injured after a 5.0-magnitude earthquake jolted Dali Wednesday morning, local authorities said. The epicenter of the quake, which occurred at 9:45 a.m., was located in the border area between Eryuan and Yangbi counties, with a depth of 11 km. Yunnan provincial disaster relief and civil affairs authorities said 4,100 tents, 1,200 articles of clothing and 1,200 quilts have been sent to people affected by the quake.

Local villagers cook food at an evacuation site at Liantie Township in Eryuan County of Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China’s Yunnan Province , April 17, 2013. <Xinhua/Chen Haining>