Just Earth News | @justearthnews | 06 Sep 2022, 04:54 am Print
China Earthquake Xinhua/UNI
Sinchun: The death toll due to the 6.8 magnitude earthquake which rocked China's Sichuan Province on Monday has touched 65, media reports said on Tuesday.
Thirty-seven people were killed in Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, and the other 28 died in Shimian County of Ya'an City, reports Xinhua news agency.
As of 7 a.m. Tuesday, 12 people were missing and 170 were found injured in Ganzi, including 56 seriously injured. A total of 78 people were injured in Shimian County as of 5:50 a.m. Tuesday, the Chinese news agency reported.
As per the China Earthquake Networks Center, the quake was reported around 12:52 p.m. Monday.
Sichuan has activated the highest level of emergency response for the earthquake.
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