Northwestern China Earthquake Causes Significant Economic Losses

Agricultural and Fisheries Industries Suffer Estimated Losses of $74.6 Million

The earthquake in northwest China has caused economic losses estimated to be worth tens of millions in the agricultural and fisheries industries.
Officials in Gansu conducted preliminary assessments that showed the province’s agricultural and fisheries industries have lost 532 million yuan (about $74.6 million).
The magnitude 6.2 quake struck in a mountainous region Monday night between Gansu and Qinghai provinces and about 1,300 kilometers (800 miles) southwest of Beijing, the Chinese capital.
Nearly 1,000 were injured and more than 14,000 homes were destroyed.
The first batch of 500 temporary housing units had been built for residents in Meipo, a village in Gansu, on Friday night.