Seven Corners Sets Up Alarm Center for China

INDIANAPOLIS, IN -- April 14, 2010

Seven Corners has set up an Alarm Center for assisting victims and families affected by the recent earthquake in China. You may contact our offices at 1-800-462-0368, so that we may offer assistance in locating your family members or loved ones.

Seven Corners Assists' Security Firm is providing updates of any news as soon as it becomes available. Seven Corners currently has several groups and individuals located in various provinces of China. Seven Corners Assist is in contact with those individuals and coordinating their care.

A series of strong earthquakes struck a far western Tibetan area of China on Wednesday, killing at least 400 people and injuring more than 10,000 as houses made of mud and wood collapsed, trapping many more. The largest quake was recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey as magnitude a 6.9. In the aftermath, panicked people, many bleeding from their wounds, flooded the streets of a Qinghai province township where most of the homes had been flattened.

Downed phone lines, strong winds and frequent aftershocks also hindered rescue efforts. Five thousand tents and 100,000 thick, cotton coats and heavy blankets were being sent to help survivors cope with strong winds and temperatures of around 43 degrees Fahrenheit (6 degrees Celsius), the Qinghai provincial government said in a statement.

The epicenter of the first quake was 235 miles (380 kilometers) south-southeast of Golmud, a large city in Qinghai, at a depth of six miles (10 kilometers), the USGS said. Xinhua cited officials at the China Earthquake Networks Center as saying at least 18 aftershocks have been reported and that more temblors exceeding magnitude 6 were likely to occur in the coming days.

Note that new information is received constantly. The above information is accurate at this time, however, for continuing updates and the latest information, you should stay tuned to national news sources and the U.S. State Department's website.

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