Deadly China earthquake kills tourists and possibly residents

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A magnitude 6.5 earthquake in Sichuan, China, has left at least 7 people dead (possibly reaching as many as 100) with 88 injured (21 seriously injured) and 130,000 houses damaged. The dead were all tourists to the area, according to the Xinhua news agency.

The President, Xi Jinping, called for “all-out efforts to rapidly organize relief work and rescue the injured people,” according to Xinhua.

The quake occurred at about 9:20 pm (1320 GMT), not far from the site of a massive magnitude 8.0 earthquake that struck in 2008 which took the lives of 87,000 people reported or presumed dead.

The epicenter was 284 kilometers (176 miles) north of the provincial capital of Chengdu and struck at a depth of 10 kilometers. The affected region, Jiuzhaigou county, includes one of the country’s most famous national parks, a UNESCO World Heritage site.

More than 600 fire officers and soldiers have been deployed, along with volunteers to assist affected communities.

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