Death Toll Goes Up to 149 in China’s Earthquake

December 25, 2023 | Author: News Desk

Beijing, Dec 25: The death toll from the 6.2-magnitude earthquake that jolted northwest China earlier this week has risen to 149 with two people still missing.

The quake, the worst in nine years in the region, struck midnight on December 18 at a depth of 10 kilometres.

The Quake hit Jishishan County, Gansu Province, and Minhe County in the neighbouring Qinghai Province last Saturday causing heavy death and destruction.