關注社會:中國甘肅地震致數百人傷亡
An earthquake in western China knocked down power lines and damaged scores of homes, killing at least 89 people and injuring more than 500, state media and local government said.
中國官方媒體和地方政府表示，發生在中國西部的地震破壞了輸電線路，摧毀了幾十個家庭，導致至少89人死亡和500多人受傷。The quake hit near the city of Dingxi in Gansu province. Residents described shaking windows and swinging lights but little structural damage or panic.
地震發生在甘肅省定西市附近。當地居民稱，地震造成門窗搖晃和電燈晃動，但基本上沒造成結構性毀壞或恐慌。The government’s earthquake monitoring centre said the initial quake at 7.45am (2345 GMT on Sunday) was magnitude 6.6 and subsequent tremors included a magnitude 5.6. Tremors were felt in the provincial capital of Lanzhou 177km to the north, and as far away as Xi’an, 400km to the east.
中國的地震監測中心表示，發生在週一早上7點45分（即格林尼治標準時間(GMT)週日23點45分）的初始地震震級爲6.6級，有一次餘震達到5.6級。在震中北面177公里的甘肅省省會蘭州就能感覺到地震，而遠至震中東面400公里的西安也有震感。
With a population of 26m, Gansu is one of China’s more lightly populated provinces, although Dingxi has a total population of about 2.7m. The deaths and injuries were reported in Min County and other rural southern parts of the municipality, Dingxi mayor Tang Xiaoming told state broadcaster CCTV.
甘肅省有2600萬人口，是中國人口較少的省份之一，不過定西市總人口約有270萬。定西市市長唐曉明告訴中國中央電視臺(CCTV)，在岷縣及該市南部多個農村地區均有傷亡報告。Su Wei, leader of a 120-member rescue team from the paramilitary People’s Armed Police, told CCTV that they were on their way to the epicentre, but progress was being slowed by mud and rock slides.
武警甘肅總隊專業地震救援隊指揮員蘇偉告訴中國中央電視臺，這支救援隊一共有120人，他們正向震中進發，不過前進的速度受到了塌方和滑坡的影響。The Chinese Red Cross said it was shipping 200 tents, 1,000 sets of household items and 2,000 jackets to the area and sending teams from both Lanzhou and Beijing to help with relief work.
中國紅十字會表示正向災區運送200頂帳篷、1000個家庭包以及2000件夾克，還從蘭州和北京都派出了隊伍，協助開展救援工作。Heavy rain is expected in the area later in the week, raising the need for shelter and increasing the chance of further landslides.
預計本週晚些時候受災地區將有大雨，這會增加對避雨設備的需求，並可能發生更多滑坡。The US Geological Survey measured the magnitude of the initial quake as 5.9 and the depth at 10km. Initial measurements of an earthquake can vary widely .
美國地質調查局(US Geological Survey)測得初始地震的強度爲5.9級，震源深度10公里。對地震的初步測量有可能會有很大差異。
