China’s Earthquake is the decade’s deadliest earthquake of 6.2 magnitudes at 11:59 pm-midnight in Gansu, Qinghai. The earthquake nearly killed 118 and injured more than 500 people till Tuesday morning according to the state’s media.
Rescue teams are out to make all-out efforts to pull the survivors beneath the rubble in freezing tough conditions as the temperature is below zero degrees. The rescue will be challenging as nearly half the village is buried, a plethora of wreckage, and more than 4700 houses are damaged.
Epicentre, China’s Earthquake
The epicenter of the earthquake was discovered at Gansu and Qinghai border. United States Geological Survey (USGS) measured a magnitude of 5.9 earthquake while China’s CENC recorded 6.2 magnitude, a bit higher reading. Aftershocks were also recorded 3 times till Tuesday morning. Foreshocks were also recorded in Lanzhou the capital.
Facilitation Activities
On social media, people upload a lot of CCTV footage of China’s Earthquake that shows the powerful shocks. People rushed outside along with their family members in freezing tough conditions. The temperature was recorded at -10 degrees in many regions.
Due to China’s Earthquake, Gansu, The people who have lost their homes are facing lots of challenges as they have no place to take shelter or eat. The water and electricity supply is also cut due to which conditions are much tougher for the survivors.
More than 4000 officials including police officers, firefighters, and soldiers have reached the affected area along with food items, tents, and surviving items.
Golden Rescue Time:
Usually, the first 72 hours are considered pivotal for rescue. However, due to freezing conditions, authorities trying to rescue survivors earlier than the golden period. This China’s Earthquake is the deadliest of this decade but 8.0 is considered China’s deadliest of all time in 2008 which crushed the lives of more than 600 people.
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