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A 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck Northwestern Gansu province at 7:45 am on July 22. The epicenter hit the borders between Minxian and Zhangxian counties – two areas still recovering from weeks of torrential rain and flooding. China Daily Website brings you a live rolling coverage on the Gansu earthquake.

Premier Li: Together, we will rebuild
2013-08-18 07:17
Premier Li Keqiang, visiting an earthquake-hit area in Northwest China's Gansu province, has encouraged villagers to be confident about the future. Special Fund earmarked for Gansu quake reconstruction
Premier Li visits NW China village after quake
2013-08-17 20:27
Premier Li Keqiang visited a remote village hit hard by an earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale on July 22 in Northwest China's Gansu province.
Downpours hit NW China quake zone
2013-07-25 12:12
Heavy rain has been falling in a quake zone in Northwest China's Gansu province since Wednesday, hampering the transport of relief materials, local authorities said Thursday.
Children after quake in NW China
2013-07-25 10:00
Children are housed in temporary settlements in Yongguang village, Meichuan county after a 6.6-magnitude earthquake jolted Minxian and Zhangxian counties in Northwest China's Gansu province, July 23, 2013.
Villagers say goodbye to quake victims
2013-07-24 09:19
Twelve people from Yongguang village, Gansu province were found dead, and a funeral was held on Tuesday.
First baby born after quake
2013-07-23 21:27
An infant is seen at a baby room of Minxian People's Hospital, Gansu province, on July 23, 2013.
Images from deadly quake zone
2013-07-22 10:43
A 6.6-magnitude earthquake jolted a juncture region of Minxian county and Zhangxian county in Dingxi city of the province Monday morning, killing 54 people, local authorities said.
Aid needed in quake-hit regions
2013-07-24 01:50
The death toll has climbed to 95, with more than 1,000 injured, in an earthquake that hit Gansu province Monday morning.Volunteers race to offer help Patients transferred to Lanzhou as local hospitals fill
Rescue efforts under way in quake zone
2013-07-23 09:59
Eighty-seven people in the city of Dingxi and two neighboring city of Longnan has been confirmed killed in a 6.6-magnitude quake in Northwest China's Gansu province.
Villages reduced to rubble
2013-07-23 01:21
The death toll has climbed to 94, with more than 1,000 injured, in an earthquake that hit northwest China's Gansu province Monday morning.
President Xi urges all-out resue effort
Heavy rain expected in quake areas
Villagers' looks after earthquake in NW China
2013-07-22 21:27
A 6.6-magnitude earthquake jolted the region at the juncture of Minxian county and Zhangxian county in Dingxi city of Gansu province on Monday morning, killing at least 56 people, local authorities said.

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