A 6.8-magnitude earthquake has hit China’s Sichuan province, the strongest in nearly a decade, with the tremors felt as far away as the provinces of Shaanxi and Hunan, killing 46 people.
On Sept. 6, the official People’s Daily news websiteChinaSichuan Province rescue workers reported At least 46 people were killed in a 6.8-magnitude earthquake that hit 12.52 p.m. on Sept. 5, with 50 people injured and 16 missing. Speed up the rescue of the wounded and find the missing who may be trapped beneath the rubble of collapsed buildings.
At the same time, a video clip of the thrilling event was shared. As a woman drives her car, she encounters a violent shock that shakes a leaning tree. And the commercial buildings on both sides trembled, and the shop signs collapsed. causing her to immediately park the car Then people ran away in fear. The Chinese news website People’s Daily published this video. It was identified as the latest earthquake in Luding, Sichuan province.
The Chinese state broadcaster, CCTV, reported that the network centerearthquakeChina’s quake, with a magnitude of 6.8, was measured at a depth of about 16 kilometers from the surface in Luding County, China.Sichuan in the southwest of the country As the US Geological Survey It was reported that the earthquake had a magnitude of 6.6.