China: At least three dead from the 7.1 Richter earthquake

Tat least three dead and five injured is his account so far earthquake 7.1 points that shocked her chinese Xinjiang province at 02:09 a.m. Tuesday, according to the Xinhua news agency.

Five villageslocated within a radius of 20 kilometers from the epicenter of the earthquake, suffered the most significant damages. According to information from the regional authorities, 47 buildings collapsed and another 78 suffered significant damage, while 12,426 people were forced to leave their homes.

THE earthquake upset the residents of Almaty, its most populous city Kazakhstan, where more than 40 injuries were reported. It was also felt in Kyrgyzstan and to Uzbekistan.

Last month, as reported by APE-MPE, a 6.2-magnitude earthquake in Gansu province in northwestern China claimed the lives of 148 people. It was China's deadliest earthquake since 2014, when more than 600 people died in Yunnan province (southwest).


Source: News Beast

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