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19-12-2023, 03:37 PM
(19-12-2023, 03:30 PM)Tee tiong huat Wrote: Dec 19 (Reuters) - A magnitude-6.2 earthquake jolted a remote and mountainous county on the northern edge of the Qinghai-Tibetan plateau around midnight on Tuesday, killing at least 111 people and injuring more than 230, according to Chinese state media.About 2,200 rescue personnel from the provincial fire depart and forest brigade as well as professional emergency rescue teams were dispatched to the disaster zone.
The quake struck Jishishan county in China's northwestern province of Gansu at 11:59 p.m. local time (1559 GMT) on Monday at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles), according to China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).
Rescue and relief efforts are under way and a working group has been dispatched to assess the impact of the disaster, state media said, with the number of missing people in the quake's aftermath unknown
Xinhua reported, adding that the military and police were also engaged in rescue work.
China's national commission for disaster prevention, reduction and relief and Ministry of Emergency Management have activated a level-IV disaster relief emergency, Xinhua reported.
As disaster area is in a high-altitude region where weather is cold, rescue efforts are working to prevent secondary disasters caused by factors beyond the quake, Xinhua said.
The temperature in Linxia, Gansu, near where quake occurred, was about minus 14 degrees Celsius (6.8°F) on Tuesday morning. Most of China is grappling with freezing temperatures as a cold wave that started last week continued to sweep through the country.
Some water, electricity, transportation, communications and other infrastructure have been damaged but officials provided no further details. Power to the quake-hit area was being gradually restored, after the state grid sent 18 emergency repair teams, state television CCTV.
Videos and photos on social media showed rubble around collapsed buildings and residents standing in open spaces in the dark, some huddled in thick blankets.
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