Over 120 dead and hundreds hurt after 6.2 earthquake strikes Gansu in northwestern China
- Chinese President Xi Jinping asks authorities to ‘make every effort’ to treat injured, repair infrastructure and resettle residents after quake on Monday
- It is China’s deadliest quake since 617 people died in Yunnan province in an earthquake in August 2014
More than 100 people died when a 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck the northwestern Chinese province of Gansu on Monday night, authorities said on Tuesday morning.
In Gansu, 113 people died and 536 were injured while 14 people also died in neighbouring Qinghai province, according to official reports. More than 155,000 houses were damaged in Gansu.
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Earthquake in northwestern China kills more than 110 people, injuring hundreds
Firefighters are on the scene to provide relief, and the air wing of the Western Theatre Command flew an emergency command group to the disaster area on Tuesday morning to handle the armed forces’ rescue operations.
Gansu province’s traffic police said it was controlling traffic in the quake-hit area and asking motorists to avoid it if not involved in rescue efforts.