China News Service, Kunming, May 28 (Han Shuinan) A reporter learned from the Transportation Bureau of Yangbi County, Dali Prefecture, Yunnan Province on the 28th that the Hexi Bridge in the county was damaged in the 4.1 earthquake that occurred on the evening of the 27th. Pedestrians and vehicles are temporarily prohibited from passing. .
China Earthquake Networks officially determined that a magnitude 4.1 earthquake occurred in Yangbi County (25.74 degrees north latitude, 99.95 degrees east longitude) in Dali Prefecture, Yunnan Province at 19:52 on the 27th, with a focal depth of 12 kilometers.
Since the 18th, many earthquakes have occurred in Yangbi County, with the highest magnitude being the magnitude 6.4 earthquake that occurred on May 21.
The Transportation Bureau of Yangbi County stated that after an on-site inspection after the occurrence of a magnitude 4.1 earthquake on the 27th, it was found that the expansion joints at both ends of the bridge body of the Hexi Bridge were significantly displaced, and the original cracks on both sides of the bridge body were further enlarged, posing safety hazards.
In order to ensure the safety of people’s lives, the current traffic management department has imposed controls on the Hexi Bridge, temporarily banning pedestrians and vehicles from passing.
Currently, emergency measures are being formulated to meet the traffic needs.
Yangbi Yi Autonomous County is located in the west of Yunnan Province, named after the Yangbi River.
The county has been an important town on the Ancient Tea Horse Road since ancient times, with the Yunnan-Burma Highway, Dabao Expressway, 320 National Highway and Dari Railway passing through the border.
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