~6 0~p>The rescue team center of the affected province believes that the number of victims will increase due to sub-zero temperatures.
In two provinces of China Late in the evening of December 18, an earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale occurred. As of morning, 118 dead and hundreds of injured were known.
BBC News writes about this.
Authorities reported that two people died in Qinghai, later the death toll increased to 13. About 105 people also died in Gansu.
Earthquake expert Chen Huizhong noted that the earthquake occurred in a densely populated area and many people were sleeping when the tremors began in the middle of the night. Because there are many victims.
Noted that the authorities have already created temporary camps and evacuation sites for people who had to leave their homes. About 5,000 buildings and structures were damaged, Gansu officials said.
Deputy Director of the Gansu Blue Sky Rescue Team Center told local media that one of the reasons for the huge damage to infrastructure was that many of the houses in the area were built of clay and were very old. He added that 70 to 80 percent of homes in affected areas were likely to be uninhabitable.
He also added that the number of victims will increase due to sub-zero temperatures. He said it was “too cold to stand them” until rescuers found them.
Recall that it was previously reported that in China in northwest of the country a powerful earthquake occurred. The epicenter was recorded at a depth of 10 km.
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