2,500 evacuated after quake kills one
By Liang Chao in Beijing and Li Fangchao in Harbin (China Daily)
Updated: 2005-07-27 06:03

Nearly 1,100 homes were damaged when a 5.1-magnitude earthquake hit Lindian County in Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province at 11:43 pm on Monday, the province's seismological bureau reported.

Relatives mourn an 81-year-old man who had a fatal stroke during a quake which hit Lindian County in Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province on Monday. The quake, which struck at 11:43 pm and measured 5.1 on the Richter scale, killed one and injured 12. [newsphoto]

The tremor and around 30 aftershocks have resulted in the evacuation of more than 2,500 people in the area.

One death an 81-year-old man who had a stroke during the quake was reported with 12 others injured, one seriously.

Lu Qiuping said she heard dogs barking non-stop all evening before she went to bed on Monday night. She was jolted awake by the temblor.

"I woke up with a start," she said. "It was shaking a lot. The vase and mirror on the window sill fell onto the floor and broke.

"Luckily, we managed to rush outside," she said, pointing to a large crack on the wall of their house in Lindian County under the city of Daqing.

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