DAHEJIA, China A dozen people were still missing on Thursday (Dec 21) after a 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck northwestern Gansu province late Monday, and netizens questioned the speed at which rescue operations had ended. Chinese media reported that search-and-rescue work in Gansu ended at 3pm (0700 GMT) on Tuesday, about 15 hours after the disaster hit a remote and mountainous.
113 people have been found dead, 782 injured in Gansu, say authorities. Survivors face uncertainty in the wintry months ahead without permanent shelter amid freezing temperatures
By Liz Lee BEIJING (Reuters) - A dozen people were still missing on Thursday after a 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck northwestern Gansu province late .
A dozen people were still missing on Thursday after a 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck northwestern Gansu province late Monday and netizens questioned the speed at which rescue operations ended. Chinese media reported that search and rescue work in Gansu ended at 3 p.m. (0700 GMT) on Tuesday, about 15 hours after the disaster hit a remote and mountainous area near the border straddling Gansu and Qinghai provinces. It was not immediately clear whether the search in Qinghai was continuing.
By Liz Lee BEIJING (Reuters) - A dozen people were still missing on Thursday after a 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck northwestern Gansu province late .