Chinese People Take Rescues Into Their Own Hands After 2 Massive Earthquakes, 2,750 Tremors

Chinese People Take Rescues Into Their Own Hands After 2 Massive Earthquakes, 2,750 Tremors
Medical workers treat a woman after an strong earthquake in Yangbi Yi Autonomous County in southwestern China's Yunnan Province on May 22, 2021.Hu Chao/Xinhua via AP
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China endured a pair of intense earthquakes on May 21 and May 22, with at least 2,754 foreshocks and aftershocks affecting areas across the western regions of the country. Many residents in quake-hit areas of Yunnan and Qinghai Provinces told The Epoch Times that they had to take rescue measures on their own, as help didn’t arrive soon enough.

They also said that many houses are also no longer safe to live in, and local residents had to set up temporary tents in the streets and were taking risks to collect necessities from their damaged houses due to a lack of aid.

Nicole Hao
Nicole Hao
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Nicole Hao is a Washington-based reporter focused on China-related topics. Before joining the Epoch Media Group in July 2009, she worked as a global product manager for a railway business in Paris, France.
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