Engineering machines remove debris from the S217 provincial highway connecting Luding County and Shimian County after an earthquake, in southwest China's Sichuan Province, on Sept. 6, 2022. A total of 65 people were killed in a 6.8-magnitude quake jolting Luding County on Monday, local authorities said on Tuesday. Thirty-seven people were killed and 12 others missing in Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, and 28 people died and 78 others were injured in Shimian County of Ya'an City. (Xinhua)
CHENGDU, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- A total of 65 people have been killed in a 6.8-magnitude earthquake that jolted Luding County in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Monday, local authorities said Tuesday.
Thirty-seven people were killed in Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, and the other 28 died in Shimian County of Ya'an City.
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 earthquake struck Luding County at 12:52 p.m. Monday (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center.
Sichuan has activated the highest level of emergency response for the earthquake. ■
Children play with a dog they brought from their home at a temporary shelter in Moxi Town of Luding County in southwest China's Sichuan Province, on Sept. 6, 2022. A total of 65 people were killed in a 6.8-magnitude quake jolting Luding County on Monday, local authorities said on Tuesday. Thirty-seven people were killed and 12 others missing in Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, and 28 people died and 78 others were injured in Shimian County of Ya'an City. (Xinhua/Cai Yang)
People charge their mobile phones with an emergency charging station provided by the State Grid at a temporary shelter in Moxi Town of Luding County in southwest China's Sichuan Province, on Sept. 6, 2022. A total of 65 people were killed in a 6.8-magnitude quake jolting Luding County on Monday, local authorities said on Tuesday. Thirty-seven people were killed and 12 others missing in Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, and 28 people died and 78 others were injured in Shimian County of Ya'an City. (Xinhua/Cai Yang)
Engineering machines remove debris from the S217 provincial highway connecting Luding County and Shimian County after an earthquake, in southwest China's Sichuan Province, on Sept. 6, 2022. A total of 65 people were killed in a 6.8-magnitude quake jolting Luding County on Monday, local authorities said on Tuesday. Thirty-seven people were killed and 12 others missing in Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, and 28 people died and 78 others were injured in Shimian County of Ya'an City. (Xinhua)
Medical workers treat wounds of a man injured during an earthquake at a temporary shelter in Moxi Town of Luding County in southwest China's Sichuan Province, on Sept. 6, 2022. A total of 65 people were killed in a 6.8-magnitude quake jolting Luding County on Monday, local authorities said on Tuesday. Thirty-seven people were killed and 12 others missing in Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, and 28 people died and 78 others were injured in Shimian County of Ya'an City. (Xinhua/Cai Yang)
Photo taken on Sept. 5, 2022 shows buildings damaged during an earthquake in Moxi Town, Luding County in southwest China's Sichuan Province. A total of 65 people were killed in a 6.8-magnitude quake jolting Luding County on Monday, local authorities said on Tuesday. Thirty-seven people were killed and 12 others missing in Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, and 28 people died and 78 others were injured in Shimian County of Ya'an City. (Xinhua)
