Children rest in a makeshift shelter set up on a square in Moxi Town of Luding County, southwest China's Sichuan Province on Sept. 6, 2022.
A total of 66 people have been killed in a 6.8-magnitude earthquake that jolted Luding County on Monday, local authorities said Tuesday.
Sichuan has activated the highest level of emergency response for the earthquake. (Xinhua/Cai Yang)
CHENGDU, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- A total of 66 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.
As of 2 p.m. Tuesday, 38 people had been killed in Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, and the other 28 died in Ya'an City, the rescue headquarters told a press briefing.
Fifteen people were missing and 253 were injured, with five in critical condition and 70 in serious condition.
The earthquake struck Luding County at 12:52 p.m. Monday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center.
Sichuan has activated the highest level of emergency response for the earthquake. ■
Photo taken on Sept. 6, 2022 shows a building damaged in an earthquake at Wanggangping Township in Shimian County of Ya'an City, southwest China's Sichuan Province.
A total of 66 people have been killed in a 6.8-magnitude earthquake that jolted Luding County in Sichuan Province on Monday, local authorities said Tuesday.
As of 2 p.m. Tuesday, 38 people had been killed in Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, and the other 28 died in Ya'an City, the rescue headquarters told a press briefing. (Xinhua/Xue Chen)
Photo taken on Sept. 6, 2022 shows a house damaged in an earthquake at Wanggangping Township in Shimian County of Ya'an City, southwest China's Sichuan Province.
A total of 66 people have been killed in a 6.8-magnitude earthquake that jolted Luding County in Sichuan Province on Monday, local authorities said Tuesday.
As of 2 p.m. Tuesday, 38 people had been killed in Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, and the other 28 died in Ya'an City, the rescue headquarters told a press briefing. (Xinhua/Xue Chen)
Photo taken on Sept. 6, 2022 shows furniture and electric appliances damaged in an earthquake at Wanggangping Township in Shimian County of Ya'an City, southwest China's Sichuan Province.
A total of 66 people have been killed in a 6.8-magnitude earthquake that jolted Luding County in Sichuan Province on Monday, local authorities said Tuesday.
As of 2 p.m. Tuesday, 38 people had been killed in Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, and the other 28 died in Ya'an City, the rescue headquarters told a press briefing. (Xinhua/Xue Chen)
Photo taken on Sept. 6, 2022 shows a house damaged in an earthquake at Wanggangping Township in Shimian County of Ya'an City, southwest China's Sichuan Province.
A total of 66 people have been killed in a 6.8-magnitude earthquake that jolted Luding County in Sichuan Province on Monday, local authorities said Tuesday.
As of 2 p.m. Tuesday, 38 people had been killed in Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, and the other 28 died in Ya'an City, the rescue headquarters told a press briefing. (Xinhua/Xue Chen)
