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53 dead as 6.8-magnitude quake strikes Xizang

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Fifty-three people have been confirmed dead, and 62 others injured as of Tuesday noon, after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake jolted Dingri County in the city of Xigaze in Southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region on Tuesday (Beijing Time), Xinhua reported.

The epicenter was monitored at 28.5 degrees north latitude and 87.45 degrees east longitude. The quake struck at a depth of 10 km, according to a report issued by the China Earthquake Networks Center.

Xizang Military Command’s Xigaze Military Sub-command have been mobilized to head toward the epicenter.The sub-command is rapidly deploying personnel to the affected area to participate in rescue efforts.

As of 11:25 am Tuesday, a regiment of 160 personnel from the sub-command has reached Jijiao Bridge in Dinggye County, while a company of 40 personnel has been dispatched to areas near Dingri Airport.

Rescuers search for the missing after earthquake hit China

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Rescue efforts are underway following a earthquake that killed at least 65 people and left hundreds stranded in China’s southwestern Sichuan province.

Rescuers scoured through rubble in remote villages on Tuesday to find survivors and those missing after the earthquake triggered landslides and shook buildings as far away as the provincial capital Chengdu, 200 km (124 miles) from the epicentre.

The local meteorological department has warned that Luding county will also experience rain for three days, potentially hampering rescue efforts.

It has been reported that 243 houses had collapsed and 13,010 had been damaged and more than 50,000 people have been relocated and tents have been erected to provide shelter following the earthquake.

Rescuers are working to restore telecommunications services and power and water utilities, as well as delivering food supply to residents. The quake cut power to several towns, while a number of highways collapsed and seven small-to-mid-sized hydropower stations suffered damage.