Hundreds dead in earthquake in China

Hundreds dead in earthquake in China. There are piles of broken houses, stones and dust on all sides. Such is the situation in China’s northwestern mountainous regions of Gansu and Qinghai provinces under the influence of strong earthquakes. At least 127 people died. More than seven hundred injured. The magnitude of the earthquake late Monday night was 6.2 on the Richter scale. The China Earthquake Network Center said the source of the tremor was 10 kilometers below the ground. Aftershocks were also felt in Xinjiang province. The intensity was 5.5.

As most of the houses have been razed to the ground in one direction by the earthquake, the electricity connection in the entire area has also been cut off. Disrupted communication system due to cracks in the road.

The United States Geological Survey (USGS), however, said the quake had a magnitude of 5.9. The USGS refers to this earthquake as ‘intraplate’. In this case the vibration occurs far from the leaf boundary. The place is prone to earthquakes due to many faults.

According to official media, 113 people died in Gansu. Injured 536. The death toll in Qinghai Province is 14. Injured 198. Nine aftershocks were felt between 10am today. whose vibration intensity was around three.

Immediately after the tremors, disaster response forces reached the spot. Workers remove the rubble of the collapsed house to see if anyone is alive. Many bodies are brought back. However, the rescue work was interrupted due to the cold. Gansu Emergency Services Authority has requested additional 300 personnel from the administration for rescue operations in extreme cold and adverse conditions.

Many homeless people took shelter in tents due to extreme cold. Fearing aftershocks in many places, residents spent the night under the open sky in severe winter. One such person said that even though he was outside the house with his wife, children and neighbors, he spent the night lighting a fire to face the winter. In a video spread on social media, it can be seen that a woman in her thirties is terrified. Said, “It seemed, maybe there is no hope to survive.” After 2014, the death toll in this earthquake is the highest.