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| 5 dead, dozens injured as earthquake strikes Sichuan, China - reports (PHOTO,VIDEOS) | 5 dead, dozens injured as earthquake strikes Sichuan, China - reports (PHOTO,VIDEOS) |
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| Five people are reportedly dead at a tourist resort in China’s southwest province of Sichuan following an earthquake measuring 6.5 on the richter scale. | Five people are reportedly dead at a tourist resort in China’s southwest province of Sichuan following an earthquake measuring 6.5 on the richter scale. |
| Chinese authorities say the earthquake measured magnitude 7. | Chinese authorities say the earthquake measured magnitude 7. |
| The earthquake hit a mountainous area some 200km (120 miles) northwest of the city of Guangyuan, and was measured at a depth of 10km (6 miles), according to the USGS. | The earthquake hit a mountainous area some 200km (120 miles) northwest of the city of Guangyuan, and was measured at a depth of 10km (6 miles), according to the USGS. |
| Five people died and more than 30 people are injured, according to Reuters, which cites Sichuan television. | Five people died and more than 30 people are injured, according to Reuters, which cites Sichuan television. |
| China has activated the top level of its four-tier emergency response system, according to a statement released to Xinhua. Search and rescue responders have been deployed to the area as well as other emergency responders. | China has activated the top level of its four-tier emergency response system, according to a statement released to Xinhua. Search and rescue responders have been deployed to the area as well as other emergency responders. |
| Local authorities have launched an emergency 24-hour helpline for those affected by the earthquake. | Local authorities have launched an emergency 24-hour helpline for those affected by the earthquake. |
| Xinhua reports that some houses collapsed in the wake of the quake, and images published by the state media site show rubble on the streets. | Xinhua reports that some houses collapsed in the wake of the quake, and images published by the state media site show rubble on the streets. |
| More than 100 aftershocks have been registered, according to the state news agency, and evacuations are underway. | |
| The earthquake’s epicenter is in the Ngawa prefecture, which is mostly populated by ethnic Tibetans and nomadic herders, but is also a popular tourist destination, reports Reuters. | The earthquake’s epicenter is in the Ngawa prefecture, which is mostly populated by ethnic Tibetans and nomadic herders, but is also a popular tourist destination, reports Reuters. |
| On Tuesday more than 38,000 people visited Jiuzhai Valley, a national park located in Jiuzhaigou County, inside the Sichuan Province, according to the Xinhua news agency. | On Tuesday more than 38,000 people visited Jiuzhai Valley, a national park located in Jiuzhaigou County, inside the Sichuan Province, according to the Xinhua news agency. |