CHENGDU (Xinhua) – A total of 93 people have died and 25 remain missing after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck Luding County and neighbouring areas in China’s Sichuan Province on September 5, local authorities said yesterday. According to the rescue headquarters, 55 of the fatalities occurred in Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, while 38 deaths were reported […]
BEIJING (AP) – The death toll in this week’s earthquake in western China has jumped to 74 with another 26 people still missing, the government reported yesterday. The 6.8-magnitude quake that struct just after noon on Monday in Sichuan province caused extensive damage to homes in the Ganze Tibetan Autonomous Region and shook buildings in […]
CHENGDU (XINHUA) – A total of 21 people have been killed in a 6.8-magnitude earthquake that jolted Luding County in southwest China’s Sichuan Province yesterday, local authorities said. Seven people were killed in Luding County, Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, and the other 14 were killed in Shimian County, Ya’an City. The epicentre was monitored at […]