Ongoing rescue in Sichuan after deadly earthquake

Rescue operations proceed in southwestern China after a 6.8 magnitude earthquake killed at the very least 74 individuals.

In response to Chinese language state media, the quake struck at 13:00 native time in Sichuan province on Monday.

Native media say it triggered mountain landslides inflicting "critical harm".

The epicentre was at Luding, a small city in a distant mountain area southwest of Chengdu, in keeping with specialists.

Simply final week 21 million individuals in Sichuan's capital Chengdu have been ordered to remain at residence due to Covid-19 restrictions.

Tremors shook buildings in Chengdu and the neighbouring mega-city of Chongqing, leaving roads blocked and slicing communication traces to greater than 10,000 residents.

The shocks additionally pressured some energy stations to close down.

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