Multiple dead and injured after 6.2 magnitude earthquake in Jishishan
By Chen Meiling |
chinadaily.com.cn |
Updated: 2023-12-19 08:34
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Eleven people have died and 140 are injured in Haidong city of Qinghai province as of 6 am on Tuesday, after a 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit Jishishan in neighboring Gansu province on Monday midnight, China Central Television reported.
Some houses have collapsed in Minhe, Xunhua, Hualong, and other counties and districts. Local power lines and communication networks are being repaired. Personnel rescue and disaster assessment work are ongoing, it reported.
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