UN China Situation Report No. 4
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As of 6 am, 23 April 2013, 193 people are reported dead and 12,211 injured. 25 are still missing and more than 245,000 people are urgently evacuated. Over 1.99 million people in a total of 115 counties are affected, according to the Civil Affairs Department of Sichuan. 608 thousand local people were relocated. As of 11.30 23 April, 14 students are reported dead and 42 injured; 9 teachers are injured.
As of 6 am, 23 April 2013, over 70 thousand local houses collapsed, most of which are made of wood and earthen walls. Huge numbers of houses were damaged to varying degrees.
As of noon 22 April, roads of 3,920 kilometers (2,986 kilometers in Ya’an), 450 bridges (329 in Ya’an) and 724 communication base stations are damaged. Among them, roads of 3,513 kilometers (2,579 kilometers in Ya’an) and 274 communication base stations are restored. All roads in Baoxing Township are in service again.
As of 21.00, 22 April, power supplies are restored at 179.6 thousand households out of the 186.6 households which were cut off power due to the earthquake. However, there is still a short supply of milk power, drinking water, drug, tents, quilts and food in many affected counties, especially in Tianquan, Baoxing, Lushan, Longmen and Shuangshi Counties.
As of 22 April, 362 reservoirs, 197 water power stations, embankment of 111.723 kilometers are damaged.
On 21 April, Jinfeng Food Factory in Fengming Township, Renshou County, Meishan City experienced an ammonia leak in the evening of 21 April, which led to four deaths. It is being investigated whether the leak was caused by the earthquake.
As of 14.00 21 April, 274 historical relics at 12 museums are damaged, including 8 pieces of national second class, 41 of national third class and 225 ordinary cultural relics. The earthquake also caused damage to 102 historical and cultural sites, including 24 at the national level, 61 at the provincial level and 17 at the municipal level.