66 dead and 250 injured, the latest statistics of the powerful earthquake in China.
A powerful earthquake in southwest China has killed 66 people and injured dozens.
Monday’s earthquake in southwest China has left at least 66 dead and 250 injured.
Reuters reported on Tuesday that at least 66 people were killed and 250 others injured during an earthquake in Sichuan province in southwest China on Monday.
According to this report, the 6.8-magnitude earthquake caused landslides, cut off electricity and water lines, and damaged thousands of houses. About 11,000 people have been evacuated from the area by rescue workers.
Aftershocks were felt in parts of China on Tuesday, Reuters reported. This earthquake was also felt in the neighboring provinces of “Shanshi” and “Guizhou”.
On Monday, following the occurrence of this powerful earthquake, the media reported that at least 21 people were killed during this earthquake. In the first hour of publishing the news about the earthquake that shook parts of China’s “Sichuan” province, the media reported the death of 7 people.
This report indicates that the earthquake caused a landslide in the mountainous areas of Ludimeng city in Sichuan province. This province is located in the Tibetan Plateau and earthquakes are common there. During the month of June, two earthquakes occurred in Sichuan Province in China, killing at least four people.
The “Independent” newspaper also wrote about this, more than 200 people were stuck in a tourist spot in Hilogoyo on Tuesday and rescuers were trying to reopen the roads connected to that spot to reach them. The region is expected to see heavy rain over the next three days, raising concerns about the dangers posed by dammed lakes that emerged after the earthquake.
According to Chinese officials, Chinese-based firefighters restored water and electricity in the area and sent emergency aid to the stranded people after they were swarmed. So far, 7 small to medium hydropower plants have also been damaged in this earthquake.
