Beijing: The death toll from the strongest earthquake in China’s southwest Sichuan Province Tuesday rose to 65 since 2017 as rescue teams rushed to reach hundreds of stranded people, restore utilities and send emergency relief.
According to Chinese state media, about 250 people injured by the disaster are being treated, with dozens seriously injured.
State media reported that rescue workers were working to rescue more than 200 people trapped in the quake, restoring telecommunications services and electricity and water utilities, as well as supplying food to residents affected by the magnitude 6.8.
strong earthquake sichuan After Monday afternoon, the epicenter of the quake is deep in the mountainous interior of the province to the west. The tremors of the earthquake were felt till the provinces shaanxi And guizhouhundreds of kilometers away.
On Tuesday, state television reported that more than 200 people were still trapped hallugou, a popular tourist destination known for its glaciers, lush forests and high peaks. Rescuers were still working to reopen blocked roads to reach them.
In ludingAccording to state television, the epicenter of the quake, power and water infrastructure and telecommunications were badly damaged.
It also reported that 243 houses had collapsed and 13,010 were damaged. Four hotels and hundreds of home stays were also affected.
The earthquake cut power to several cities, while various highways collapsed and seven small to medium-sized hydroelectric stations were damaged.
With heavy rains expected over the next three days, experts on Tuesday warned of risk from several damaged lakes formed after the quake.
Officials were considering flying a drone to observe the situation upstream Wandong Rivermain tributary of dadu river,
Earthquakes are common in Sichuan, especially in its mountains to the west, a tectonically active region along the eastern boundary of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau.
Monday’s earthquake was Sichuan’s biggest earthquake since August 2017, when a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Aba Prefecture, north of Luding.
In recent decades, the most devastating earthquake in Sichuan, China, occurred in 2008, when a magnitude 8.0 earthquake centered in Wenchuan killed nearly 70,000 people.
According to Chinese state media, about 250 people injured by the disaster are being treated, with dozens seriously injured.
State media reported that rescue workers were working to rescue more than 200 people trapped in the quake, restoring telecommunications services and electricity and water utilities, as well as supplying food to residents affected by the magnitude 6.8.
strong earthquake sichuan After Monday afternoon, the epicenter of the quake is deep in the mountainous interior of the province to the west. The tremors of the earthquake were felt till the provinces shaanxi And guizhouhundreds of kilometers away.
On Tuesday, state television reported that more than 200 people were still trapped hallugou, a popular tourist destination known for its glaciers, lush forests and high peaks. Rescuers were still working to reopen blocked roads to reach them.
In ludingAccording to state television, the epicenter of the quake, power and water infrastructure and telecommunications were badly damaged.
It also reported that 243 houses had collapsed and 13,010 were damaged. Four hotels and hundreds of home stays were also affected.
The earthquake cut power to several cities, while various highways collapsed and seven small to medium-sized hydroelectric stations were damaged.
With heavy rains expected over the next three days, experts on Tuesday warned of risk from several damaged lakes formed after the quake.
Officials were considering flying a drone to observe the situation upstream Wandong Rivermain tributary of dadu river,
Earthquakes are common in Sichuan, especially in its mountains to the west, a tectonically active region along the eastern boundary of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau.
Monday’s earthquake was Sichuan’s biggest earthquake since August 2017, when a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Aba Prefecture, north of Luding.
In recent decades, the most devastating earthquake in Sichuan, China, occurred in 2008, when a magnitude 8.0 earthquake centered in Wenchuan killed nearly 70,000 people.