Earthquake in China leaves at least 116 dead, nearly 400 injured
December 19, 2023 16:00 IST
December 19, 2023 16:00 IST
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At least 116 people were killed and nearly 400 were injured after a powerful 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck a remote mountainous region in northwest China just before midnight. (AP Photo)
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According to the China Earthquake Networks Centre, the shallow quakes jolted Gansu and Qinghai provinces at 11:59 pm on Monday. (AP Photo)
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In this aerial photo released by Xinhua News Agency, rescuers can be seen searching a collapsed building in Caotan village of Minhe Hui and Tu Autonomous County in Haidong City, northwestern China's Qinghai Province. (AP Photo)
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There were nine aftershocks by 10 am on Tuesday, about 10 hours after the initial earthquake, a Gansu official said. (AP Photo)
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While 105 people were killed in Gansu, 11 others died in Qinghai due to the quake, according to official media reports. (AP Photo)
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So far, 397 people have reportedly been injured in the quake-hit areas, according to officials. (AP Photo)
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The quake destroyed rural roads, leading to power outages and telecommunication failures, amid multiple landslides. (AP Photo)
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About 2,200 personnel from the Gansu provincial fire department and 900 from the forest brigade, as well as 260 professional emergency rescue workers, were dispatched to the disaster zone. (AP Photo)
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In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, a person injured in an earthquake is transferred to a hospital in Jishishan Bao'an, Dongxiang, Sala Autonomous County of Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Gansu Province. (AP Photo)
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Authorities have mobilised an array of emergency responses, but rescue work has proved challenging in subzero temperatures. (AP Photo)
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Here you can see residents keeping warm by a fire next to damaged buildings at Dahejia town following the earthquake in Jishishan county, Gansu province, China. (Photo: Reuters)