Three people were slightly injured in the Longyang earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 in Yunnan, and the earthquake relief work was carried out in an orderly manner.

　　Xinhua News Agency, Kunming, May 3 (Reporter Zhao Peiran, Lin Bifeng) On the morning of the 3 rd, the earthquake relief headquarters of Baoshan City, Yunnan Province held a press conference to announce that after preliminary investigation, the 5.2-magnitude earthquake that occurred in Longyang District on the evening of the 2 nd had caused three minor injuries, and all of them had been taken to the hospital for treatment, which was not life-threatening.

　　Zhang Yunyi, deputy mayor of Baoshan City, said that the earthquake caused damage to the epicenter and surrounding houses, as well as infrastructure such as water, electricity, roads and communications to varying degrees. At present, more than 2,400 local rescue forces have been organized to carry out earthquake relief work at the scene, and 365 tents, 734 folding beds and 1,470 quilts have been allocated. There were 2,805 houses damaged in Wayao Town, Shuizhai Township and ban qiao in Longyang District, 37,941 people were evacuated, 34 emergency shelters were set up, and 11,090 people were transferred.

　　When the reporter arrived at Wayao Town in the epicenter at 5 o’clock on the 3rd, he saw that the local earthquake relief work was being organized in an orderly manner, the communication was normal and the power supply had not been restored. Baoshan Earthquake Relief Headquarters said that it will continue to do a good job in tracking and monitoring the earthquake situation and investigating hidden dangers of geological disasters to prevent secondary disasters, and at the same time do a good job in ensuring the safety of electricity, communications and roads to restore the production and living order of the people in the earthquake zone as soon as possible.

　　According to the official measurement by China Seismological Network, an earthquake of magnitude 5.2 occurred in Longyang District of Baoshan City at 23: 27 on May 2, with a focal depth of 10 kilometers. An earthquake of magnitude 4.4 occurred in Longyang District at 23: 38 on May 2.