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To: Letitring
Mamma D had questions concerning campers in that area. Do you know if any are allowed?

Depends upon the definition of "area". There are no campground in Norris that I can remember. Winter is VERY cold and few would be camping there anyway. Generally the park svc keeps active hydrothermal areas under close control as to access, etc, because there are too many stupid people out there.

3,433 posted on 03/24/2004 11:02:54 AM PST by Godzilla (When the chips are down, the buffalo is empty.)
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Moderate Quake Shakes Northern China

Wed Mar 24,10:02 AM ET

BEIJING - A moderate earthquake rumbled through northern China on Wednesday, damaging hundreds of homes but causing no injuries, the government said.

The magnitude-5.9 temblor struck at 9:53 a.m. in Inner Mongolia, the official Xinhua News Agency said.

The epicenter was between Dong Ujimqin Banner and Xi Ujimqin Banner, a sparsely populated area prone to seismic activity, Xinhua said. Several quakes of magnitude greater than 5 have been reported in the area over the past few years, Xinhua said.

Forty percent of the brick-and-wood homes in and around the earthquake's epicenter sustained some damage but there were no reported deaths or injuries, Xinhua said. Hundreds of school buildings in the area also were badly damaged, the agency said.

Emergency rescue officials are in the area, the report said.

Tremors were felt in provinces bordering the region including Liaoning, Hebei and Jilin, Xinhua said.

A magnitude-5.9 quake in Inner Mongolia in August killed three, injured 1,100, and left thousands homeless.

3,436 posted on 03/24/2004 11:29:38 AM PST by TexKat (Just because you did not see it or read it, that does not mean it did or did not happen.)
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