Details of Disaster Information
| China : Earthquake : 2003/02/24 | |
| GLIDE: EQ-2003-000105-CHN |  |
| Duration | 2003/02/24 |
| Country or District |
China |
| Name | Earthquake |
| Outline | The earthquake of the estimated magnitude of 6.8 struck 40 kilometres (24 miles) east of Jiashi city, China, near the border with Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan causing devastating casualties. |
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| Personal Injury | Material Damage | Others |
| OCHA Situation Report No. 3 2003/03/04 | ||
| 268 dead more than 4,000 injured, 2,058 of them seriously - 800 still hospitalized 510,000 people affected, out of whom 100,000 seriously |
3,000 people without housing 70,000 housing units collapsed 103 schools, 900 class rooms collapsed |
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| OCHA Situation Report No. 2 2003/02/25 | ||
| 262 people were killed 2,055 people injured |
10,000 housing units collapsed 40,000 housing units were damaged |
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| Reuters News 2003/02/25 | ||
| Died:265 people Seriously injured:2,000 people Homeless:50,000 people |
Collapsed:10,000 homes Damaged:40,000 homes |
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