Locality Report Sichuan Earthquake

As of 6:15 AM Tuesday May 20 2008:

Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture – 161 known dead, no details. No water or power or phone service.

Barkam - no specific information, not even estimates at this time.

Bianr - no specific information, not even estimates at this time.

Baiwang - no specific information, not even estimates at this time.

Chengdu (Sichuan capital) – city destroyed, no water or power, gas shut off because of major line breaks. Heavy casualties, number unknown but estimated at between three and four thousand dead in main city. Notable: 900 students trapped in collapse of Juyuan Middle School, no report of deaths yet from that collapse.

Deyang City – no specific information, not even estimates at this time.

Dujiangyan City (suburb of Chengdu) – no standing buildings, no usable roads or bridges, essentially 98% casualties (dead or seriously injured) but specific numbers not yet known, estimated at two thousand dead.

Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture - casualties reported via radio but no specifics estimated 7,500 dead, no phone service, no power or water, bridges out and roads impassable.

Guangyuan City – 700 known dead, no details. No water, power, or phone service.

Hongyuan - no specific information, not even estimates at this time.

Jinchuan - no specific information, not even estimates at this time.

Kangding - no specific information, not even estimates at this time.

Leshan - no specific information, not even estimates at this time.

Luzhou - no specific information, not even estimates at this time.

Mianyang City – 7,400 known dead, 18,500+ missing trapped in fallen buildings. Notable: Collapse of Beichuan Middle School killed over 1,000 children. No gas, power, water, phones.

Mianzhu – 2,000 known dead, 10,000 known serious injuries. Estimated 4,800 trapped in rubble, including 200 children at two collapsed schools.

Namda - no specific information, not even estimates at this time.

Nanchong - no specific information, not even estimates at this time.

Neijiang - no specific information, not even estimates at this time.

Pingwu - no specific information, not even estimates at this time.

Sanggarmai - no specific information, not even estimates at this time.

Shifang – 2,500 known dead. Two chemical plants destroyed, leaking ammonia and unknown gasses. 30,000+ missing or trapped in rubble.

Shimian - no specific information, not even estimates at this time.

Suining - no specific information, not even estimates at this time.

Tianchi - no specific information, not even estimates at this time.

Wenchuan County (epicenter) – 7,700+ dead, all roads impassable, no standing buildings, no water, gas lines, or electricity. Notable: Region is home to largest known population of Pandas, casualties unknown.

Xindao - no specific information, not even estimates at this time.

Xinshiba - no specific information, not even estimates at this time.

Ya’an - casualties reported via radio but no specifics estimated 3,500 dead, no phone service, no power or water, roads impassable.

Yanmemba - no specific information, not even estimates at this time.

Zhehor - no specific information, not even estimates at this time.

Zigong - no specific information, not even estimates at this time.

Ziyang – casualties reported via radio but no specifics estimated 2,000 dead, no phone service, no power or water, roads impassable.

Total deaths for the quake now estimated at 50,000 (34,000 confirmed), 250,000 missing, 2 million+ injured, 5.5 million homeless, 45 cities, towns, or villages have confirmed deaths from the quake.

detail - 5.4 aftershock hit Chengdu Monday evening. Mudslide killed 200 rescue workers, additional 50 missing, roads impassable again, only helicopter transport possible in region