A total of 2 , 217 people perished , 9 , 085 were injured and more than two hundred thousand went homeless . the number of casualties continued to increase as aftershocks measuring 5 . 0 or above on the richter scale struck the affected area on may 27 , 28 and 29 7级的强烈地震，造成2217人死亡、 9085人受伤，二十多万人无家可归的严重灾情，并于后来的27 、 28 、 29日连续发生超过五级以上的多次馀震，使得伤亡人数持续增加中。
A total of 2 , 217 people perished , 9 , 085 were injured and more than two hundred thousand went homeless . the number of casualties continued to increase as aftershocks measuring 5 . 0 or above on the richter scale struck the affected area on may 27 , 28 and 29 7级的强烈地震，造成2217人死亡、 9085人受伤，二十多万人无家可归的严重灾情，并于后来的27 、 28 、 29日连续发生超过五级以上的多次馀震，使得伤亡人数持续增加中。
On may 21 , 2003 , a strong earthquake measuring 6 . 7 on the richter scale devastated the city of boumerdes 55 miles east of algiers , the capital of algeria . the severe damage caused by the initial quake was intensified by a series of aftershocks , making the situation even worse 5月21日，阿尔及利亚首都阿尔及尔以东55哩处的布米尔达斯市boumerdes ，发生了芮氏规模6 . 7级的强烈地震，后续并发生多次强烈馀震，造成相当严重的灾情。
In the days following the september 21 earthquake , a series of aftershocks occurred , and falling rocks often missed us only by inches . we needed god s blessings to go deep into the mountains and under hiers protection , our fellow practitioners , thinking little of themselves , ventured into remote mountainous areas where no one else went . these included small tribal villages in yuchih and tongkuang townships , chiufen s twin mountains in kuohsing rural township , pingting in shuangwen , the dam on shuili mountain , jenai rural township , and the hills in wushe 921灾变后的初期，馀震不断，前脚刚走，后脚落石就掉下，深入山区是需要佛菩萨保佑的，我们同修傻傻的，在上帝的保佑下，足迹深入到没人去的地方，如鱼池乡东光等各小部落，国姓乡九份二山的山区爽文的平顶水里山上的水坝处仁爱乡雾社的山里，甚至我们部分的医疗人员也是翻山越领进入雾社山区去，后因山崩，坐救灾直升机下山。
On may 21 , 2003 , a strong earthquake measuring 6 . 7 on the richter scale devastated the city of boumerdes , 50 km east of algiers , the capital of algeria . a total of 2 , 217 people perished , 9 , 085 were injured and more than two hundred thousand went homeless . the number of casualties continued to increase as aftershocks measuring 5 . 0 or above on the richter scale struck the affected area on may 27 , 28 and 29 5月21日，阿尔及利亚首都阿尔及尔以东50多公里处的布米尔达斯市，发生了芮氏规模6 . 7级的强烈地震，造成2217人死亡9085人受伤，二十多万人无家可归的严重灾情，并于后来的27 28 29日连续发生超过五级以上的多次馀震，使得伤亡人数持续增加中。
