74 Killed, 26 Missing After 6.8-Magnitude Quake Hits China's Sichuan
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
A total of 74 people have been killed and 26 remain missing
after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake jolted Luding County in southwest
China's Sichuan Province on Monday, local authorities said
Wednesday, Trend reports citing Xinhua .
The rescue headquarters of the Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous
Prefecture said 40 were killed, 14 were missing and 170 were
injured in Ganzi as of 9 p.m. Tuesday.
In the city of Ya'an, 34 were dead, 12 remained missing and 89
were injured as of late Tuesday, said the city's emergency
management bureau.
The earthquake struck Luding County in Ganzi at 12:52 p.m.
Monday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center.
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