More than 100 people have been killed and many more injured after an earthquake hit northwestern China while many people were asleep.
At least 116 people were killed and nearly 400 others injured when a powerful 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck China’s Gansu and Qinghai provinces, a remote mountainous region, just before midnight, the local earthquake relief headquarters said on Tuesday.
The tremor was felt as far away as Xi’an in northern Shaanxi province, about 570 kilometres (350 miles) from the epicentre.
The quake brought homes crashing down and caused other significant damage, sending people running into the street for safety, state news agency Xinhua said.
The quake has damaged 6,381 houses in Jishishan.
Chinese President Xi Jinping issued important instructions regarding the earthquake, demanding full-scale search and rescue efforts, proper resettlement of affected people, and maximum efforts to ensure the safety of people’s lives and property. Premier Li Qiang also issued instructions.
As many as 32 aftershocks were recorded, with the largest registering a magnitude of 4.0, said Han Shujun, a spokesperson for the provincial emergency management department, at the press conference.
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