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Jun Mai

Jiuzhaigou in Sichuan was shaken by another earthquake of magnitude 4.8 on Wednesday morning while rescue efforts were under way after a fatal shock the day before.
The county, a popular tourist location, was hit by a magnitude 7 earthquake late on Tuesday, leaving at least 19 people dead and 247 injured.
China Earthquake Network Centre said a quake of magnitude 4.8 had been recorded in Jiuzhaigou at 10.17am.

Jiang Haikun, a researcher with the centre, told the Beijing News that there was a risk of quakes of up to magnitude 6 and many aftershocks were expected.


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Sichuan province has sent around 1,200 fire fighters and 30 rescue dogs to the quake zone, according to thepaper.cn, a Shanghai-based news outlet.

Four military helicopters under the Western Command Theatre of the People’s Liberation Army were flown to areas cut off by damage to the roads. They will help assess the damage caused by the quake and carry the injured to hospitals, Xinhua said.

Multiple small-scale landslides were reported after the quake.




Further landslides are also feared in the mountains because it is rainy season in the affected areas and the quake had loosened the earth, according to Jiang, who added that this would complicate rescue efforts.
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However, Jiang was confident that casualties would not be high because there were no widespread reports of collapsed buildings so far, although there were reports that houses had been damaged.
A Xinhua video shot on a drone shows houses in downtown areas of the county remained largely standing after the quake.


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Paramilitary police help a doctor move a woman, injured during an earthquake, at Jiuzhaigou County Hospital in Jiuzhaigou in southwest China's Sichuan province. Photo: AFP

(170809) -- JIUZHAIGOU, Aug. 9, 2017 (Xinhua) -- Injured people receive medical treatment at the People's Hospital in quake-hit Jiuzhaigou County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, early Aug. 9, 2017. A 7.0-magnitude earthquake jolted Jiuzhaigou County Tuesday night. (Xinhua/Liu Kun) (ry)

Chinese paramilitary police use a drone to investigate the collapse situation after an earthquake in Jiuzhaigou county, Ngawa prefecture, Sichuan province, China August 9, 2017. REUTERS/Stringer ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA.

新华社照片，九寨沟，2017年8月9日
    震后九寨天堂洲际大饭店
    8月9日，医护人员在九寨天堂洲际大饭店为受伤儿童包扎。
    8月8日，四川省九寨沟县发生7.0级地震，九寨天堂洲际大饭店在地震中受损。
    新华社记者 范培珅 摄

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Aftershock of magnitude 4.8 recorded a day after deadly quake strikes popular tourist area of Jiuzhaigou county


Sichuan hit by second shock as rescue works continue after quake that left 19 dead

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}Aftershock of magnitude 4.8 recorded a day after deadly quake strikes popular tourist area of Jiuzhaigou county

Aftershock of magnitude 4.8 recorded a day after deadly quake strikes popular tourist area of Jiuzhaigou county