Strong Western China Earthquake kills over 300
A very strong series of earthquakes struck the Qinghai province in western China on Wednesday. Media sources are suggesting at least 300 people have been killed along with thousands injured. The toll is expected to rise as many residents have been buried under toppled houses in a mountainous rural area.
The initial Qinghai earthquake was measured at a magnitude 6.9 and was located near Tibet. It was followed by several aftershocks. State broadcaster CCTV said the death toll had risen to about 300, with an additional 8,000 people injured.
In Jiegu, a township near the epicenter, more than 85% of houses had collapsed, while large cracks have appeared on buildings still standing, the official Xinhua News Agency cited Zhuohuaxia, a local publicity official, as saying.
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