The death toll rises and nearly 5,000 homes are destroyed and damaged as a result of the earthquake in China

The death toll rose from 116 to 118 as a result of the earthquake in northwest China, and the earthquake also destroyed or damaged nearly 5,000 homes.

The quake was felt the county administration center of Lanzhou city and a number of other villages, according to the county government's website. The epicenter of the earthquake occurred in the Jixishan-Bao'an-Dongxiang-Salar Autonomous Prefecture in Linxia-hui Autonomous Prefecture. 105 people were killed, 186 were injured, and 4,782 homes were destroyed or damaged. In neighboring Qinghai Province, 13 people were killed, and 20 others were missing.

Rescuers, firefighters, police officers and doctors were sent to the devastated village of Liuguo and surrounding villages, units of the Chinese People's Liberation Army and formations of the People's Armed Police (similar to the internal forces) also participated, and work was organized for the urgent delivery of essential materials, including tents. Folding beds, blankets and portable stoves.

Search and rescue operations are complicated by the high mountain conditions, and at night when the quake struck, the temperature outside dropped to 14 degrees below zero. According to meteorology, the temperature during the next ten days in the earthquake area may rise to 5 degrees during the day, and drop to 14 below zero at night. The average elevation in the mountainous area where the earthquake occurred is two thousand meters above sea level.

Taiwan declares its readiness to assist China in the search and rescue operation after the strong earthquake

Taiwan's Central News Agency reported that the island's administration office expressed its readiness to assist the Chinese authorities in conducting a search and rescue operation after the earthquake that struck yesterday, Monday, in the northwest of the country.

At least 86 people were killed in a 6.2 magnitude earthquake that struck northwest China,

The agency quoted administration spokesman Chen Jia-jin as saying: “If assistance is needed from Taiwan, the relevant departments are ready to provide it at the appropriate time.”

Several tremors with a magnitude of up to 6.2 on the Richter scale were recorded at 23:59 yesterday, Monday (local time), in the Gansu and Qinghai provinces in northwestern China.

The epicenter of the earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 kilometers. According to the latest data, the death toll from the earthquake has risen to at least 118 people. More than 1.5 thousand representatives of Chinese emergency services are currently participating in the search and rescue operation.