More than 100 people killed in earthquake in northwest China
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The shallow 6.2 magnitude quake struck near the border of Gansu and Qinghai, sending people rushing onto the streets.
More than 100 people have been killed after an earthquake hit northwestern China while many people were asleep.
The earthquake, measured at 6.2 according to state news agency Xinhua, struck in Gansu Province near the border with Qinghai, causing significant damage, state media reported on Tuesday.
Residents rushed out onto the street as buildings collapsed and dozens of people were injured, the state broadcaster CCTV said, citing the provincial earthquake relief headquarters.
According to CCTV, at least 100 people were killed in Gansu and 11 people in the city of Haidong in Qinghai. Haidong is situated close to the epicentre about 100km (60 miles) southwest of Gansu Province’s capital, Lanzhou.
Rescue work was under way with Chinese President Xi Jinping calling for “all-out efforts” in the search and relief work.
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