The death toll from last week’s powerful earthquake in China has risen to 93.
Officials of the country said:
The death toll from last week’s earthquake in Sichuan province has risen to 93. Apart from this, 25 people have gone missing as of Sunday night since the earthquake.
Officials said that search operations to rescue them and others who may be trapped in the debris are ongoing.
A powerful earthquake occurred in southwest China’s Sichuan province on the 5th. The earthquake measured 6.8 units on the Richter scale. Various areas, including the provincial capital Chengdu, were severely affected.
While corona restrictions had already been imposed in the city, the local administration’s continued preventive measures even after the earthquake caused great suspicion.