Death toll in China’s earthquake rises to 131
BEIJING/JISHISHAN, Dec 20 (PTI): The death toll in the powerful 6.2-magnitude earthquake that jolted a mountainous region of northwestern China late Monday night has risen to 131, local authorities said on Wednesday.
A total of 113 people were killed in the Gansu, while the death toll in the neighbouring Qinghai province in the Himalayan region has risen to 18 from 14 on Tuesday, with 16 others still missing in the quake, the deadliest in nine years.
Over 700 hundred people were injured in both provinces.
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