Friday, September 5, 2008

May 12 earthquake causes 845 bln yuan of direct economic losses

Direct economic losses for the May12 Sichuan earthquake centered in Wenchuan County hit 845.1 billion yuan , an expert said hereon Thursday.

The southwestern province of Sichuan suffered the worst, accounting for 91.3 percent of the total direct economic losses, according to Shi Peijun with the Wenchuan earthquake expert panel.

Its neighboring provinces Gansu and Shaanxi accounted for 5.8 and 2.9 percent of the total losses, respectively.

Source: Xinhua

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