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Death toll in earthquake in China’s Sichuan province rises to 12 [UPDATE]

9 August 2017 10:48 (UTC+04:00)
Death toll in earthquake in China’s Sichuan province rises to 12 [UPDATE]

By Trend

Number of people killed in the powerful earthquake that hit China’s southwestern province of Sichuan increased to 12, Sputnik reported citing local media.

According to the Chinese Central Television (CCTV), a total of 164 people were injured.

23:09 (GMT+4) At least four people were killed and over 30 were injured in an earthquake that hit China’s southwestern Sichuan province, the Chinese Seismological Center said Tuesday, Sputnik reported.

Earlier in the day, the Chinese Seismological Center said that tremors were registered in Jiuzhaigou district of the Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture. The epicenter of the 7.0-mangnitude earthquake was located at the depth of 8 kilometers (some 5 miles).

"As of now, the earthquake has killed four people and injured over 30. Armed forces and paramilitary forces are ready to join the disaster relief efforts in Jiuzhaigou," the center said in a post on its official Weibo account.

According to the official Weibo account of Firefighting Department under China's Ministry Public Security, over 610 firefighters have been dispatched to the affected areas.

Local media reported earlier in the day that power supply had been cut off in Jiuzhaigou area after the earthquake, and phone communications were also interrupted.

Pictures and video footage circulated on Chinese social media showed structural damage of some buildings and roads covered in debris and rocks.

The district of Jiuzhaigou is a popular destination for tourists. Over 38,000 tourists visited the area on Tuesday, up 16.46 percent from the same day a year ago, the Sichuan Daily newspaper reported citing the management office of the touristic area.

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