JISHISHAN, Gansu Province, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) — The damaged main power grid circuits in the earthquake-stricken area of Jishishan county in northwest China\’s Gansu Province have been fully restored as of 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, according to the State Grid Gansu Electric Power Company.
In Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture, where the county is located, electricity supply for all power users has been resumed as of 7:20 p.m., said the National Energy Administration.
A 6.2-magnitude earthquake jolted Jishishan at midnight on Monday. As of Tuesday evening, the earthquake has killed 127 people — 113 people in Gansu and 14 in Qinghai — and injured hundreds.