Cover news reporter Li Qing Wang Yuexin
According to the official measurement of the China Earthquake Observatory Network, at 21:48 on May 21, 2021, a 6.4 magnitude earthquake occurred in Yangpi County, Dali Prefecture, Yunnan Province (latitude 25.67 degrees north, longitude 99.87 degrees east), with a depth of 8 kilometers.
As of 6 o'clock on the 22nd, the 6.4-magnitude earthquake in Yangpi, Yunnan Province, killed and injured 30 people, including 2 deaths in Yangpi County, 23 people with minor injuries and 3 serious injuries; 1 death in Yongping County; and 1 person slightly injured in Dali City.
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According to the official website of the Yangpi County Government, the county is located in the middle of Dali Prefecture, west of the Cangshan Mountains, with a total area of 1860 square kilometers, with jurisdiction over 4 towns, 5 townships, 65 village committees and 1 community, 13 ethnic groups such as Yi, Han, Bai and Hui, and the total registered population of the county at the end of 2020 is 105698 people.
It has a long history and splendid culture. As far back as the Neolithic period, there were ancestors in the territory. In 1912, Yangpi County was established, and in 1985, the State Council approved the establishment of Yangpi Yi Autonomous County. The Cangshan Ancient Cliff Painting, painted more than 3,000 years ago, is known by historians as the "source of Cang'er culture", Yunlong Bridge is the world's oldest chain bridge recorded in historical records, and the transit section of the Yunnan Burma Highway has been relatively well preserved so far. Yangpi is an important town in the history of the Tea Horse Ancient Road and the Southern Overland Silk Road, and is a provincial-level historical and cultural city.
In particular, the walnut is well-known at home and abroad. Walnuts were distributed in the territory as early as 3,000 years ago. "Yangpu Walnut" is famous at home and abroad for its large fruit, thin shell, white kernel, fragrant taste and high kernel yield, and has successfully registered the "Yangpu Walnut" geographical indication certification trademark, which is the hometown of Chinese walnuts, and has won the honors of "China's Walnut Industry Dragon County", "China's Famous and Excellent Economic Forest Walnut Town", "National Quality First", "National County-level Per Capita Occupancy First" and so on. Walnuts that have been certified as organic produce have been planted in an area of 100,000 mu.
The reporter noted that an ancient walnut tree in Yangpi County is more than 1160 years old, and it is unknown whether it was affected by the earthquake.
At present, 21,000 people in the county seat have been evacuated to the designated 3 emergency avoidance difficulties in an orderly manner. Relevant emergency rescue forces are rushing to the epicenter to carry out earthquake relief work.
The Yunnan Provincial Fire Rescue Corps has launched an earthquake rescue plan, and 96 fire trucks and 475 firefighters from the fire brigades of Dali, Lijiang, Baoshan and Chuxiong rushed to the scene. May the rescue activities go well and the beautiful waters return safely!
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