The consequences of the earthquake of magnitude 7.0 in China

An earthquake of magnitude 7.0 occurred yesterday at 21:19 Beijing time in the Jiuzhaigou district of the Aba-Tibet-Qiang autonomous region in Sichuan province in southwest China. The epicenter of the earthquake was at a point with coordinates 33.2 degrees north latitude and 103.82 degrees east longitude. The hypocenter was located at a depth of 20.0 km. This was reported by the Chinese Center for Seismological Networks.

The death toll in the earthquake of magnitude 7.0, which occurred on the eve of the Aba-Tibet-Qiang autonomous region of Sichuan province, South-West China, reached 13 people, the press service of the Sichuan Provincial Administration reported.

As of 09:30 today, due to the earthquake, 175 people were injured.

Чэнду, 8 августа /Синьхуа/ — Землетрясение магнитудой 7,0 произошло сегодня в 21:19 по пекинскому времени в уезде Цзючжайгоу Аба-Тибетско-Цянского автономного округа в провинции Сычуань на юго-западе Китая. Эпицентр землетрясения находился в точке с координатами 33,2 градусов северной широты и 103,82 градуса восточной долготы. Гипоцентр залегал на глубине 20,0 км. Об этом сообщил Китайский центр сейсмологических сетей. -0-
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Чэнду, 8 августа /Синьхуа/ — Землетрясение магнитудой 7,0 произошло сегодня в 21:19 по пекинскому времени в уезде Цзючжайгоу Аба-Тибетско-Цянского автономного округа в провинции Сычуань на юго-западе Китая. Эпицентр землетрясения находился в точке с координатами 33,2 градусов северной широты и 103,82 градуса восточной долготы. Гипоцентр залегал на глубине 20,0 км. Об этом сообщил Китайский центр сейсмологических сетей. -0-
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The earthquake occurred on Tuesday at 21:19 in Jiuzhaigou County, where the eponymous tourist site is located, which is unique in its natural conditions, which is rightly called the “fairytale corner”.

The hypocenter of the earthquake lay at a depth of 20 km.

A citizen of France and a Canadian citizen were injured in an earthquake of magnitude 7.0, which occurred on the eve of the Jiuzhaigou County – a popular tourist area in the south-western Chinese province of Sichuan.

Both legs of an 18-year-old man from France were damaged, while a woman from Canada received a slight head injury. Both victims were hospitalized.

Information about a specific number of affected foreign citizens has not yet been reported. Doctors who have made an x-ray of the feet of a Frenchman have reported that fragments of stone have been found in his right leg and an immediate operation is needed to prevent the spread of the infection.

According to doctors, the Canadian can leave the hospital in the next two or three days.

According to the latest press service of the Sichuan Provincial Administration, the earthquake has already claimed the lives of 13 people, another 175 people were injured.

On Wednesday night, the State Committee for Minimization of Damage from Natural Disasters and the Ministry of Civil Affairs of the People’s Republic of China used the emergency response system of the 3rd level in connection with an earthquake of magnitude 7.0 in Jiuzhaigou County, Sichuan Province, South-Western China.

To eliminate the aftermath of the earthquake, working groups were sent to the disaster zone, including employees of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the Seismological Department, the State Committee for Development and Reform, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Land and Natural Resources, the Ministry of Housing, Urban and Rural Construction, the Ministry Transport, the State Committee on Health and Planned Birth of the People’s Republic of China, etc.

Currently, under the management of working groups in the disaster areas, work is underway to urgently evacuate the affected residents, provide medical care to the wounded, to restore emergency communications and normal traffic.

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