Aftershock threat sends residents out in the open
China Daily | Updated: 2008-05-21 07:14
CHENGDU: The forecast of a strong aftershock on Monday night created panic among people in Sichuan province and neighboring Chongqing municipality and Guizhou province.
The Sichuan provincial seismological bureau warned that an aftershock, 6-7 on the Richter scale, could rock Wenchuan county, about 159 km from Chengdu and the epicenter of the May 12 quake.
|
|
Photo
