BEIJING, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) — The Chinese People\’s Liberation Army (PLA) and the People\’s Armed Police Force (PAPF) have deployed multiple rescue forces to quake-hit areas in response to a 6.2-magnitud
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6.2-magnitude earthquake hit NW China
Residents gather around a fire to keep warm on a street after a 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit Jishishan County, northwest China\’s Gansu Province, Dec. 18, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Li Yalong)
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China\’s top economic planner activates emergency response to Gansu earthquake
BEIJING, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) — China\’s top economic planner said Tuesday that it has activated an emergency response to ensure the supply of energy, electricity and daily necessities after a 6.2-magnitu
Red Cross rescuers rush to aid disaster relief in Gansu following 6.2-magnitude quake
BEIJING, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) — The Red Cross Society of China (RCSC) has initiated its Level II emergency response and dispatched task forces to disaster areas after a 6.2-magnitude quake jolted northwe
Emergency response launched in China\’s Gansu after earthquake
LANZHOU, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) — Local emergency management and fire departments launched an emergency response early Tuesday after a 6.2-magnitude earthquake jolted Jishishan county in northwest China\’s
China sends work team to quake-hit Gansu
BEIJING, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) — The earthquake relief headquarters of China\’s State Council, along with the Ministry of Emergency Management, have dispatched a work team to the earthquake-stricken areas
In pics: aftermath of earthquakes in Afghanistan
Two men sit in front of ruined houses after earthquakes in Herat Province, Afghanistan, Oct. 11, 2023. Two earthquakes each with a magnitude of 6.2 on the Richter scale, followed by several aftershock
5.8-magnitude quake hits Izu Islands, Japan — USGS
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 jolted Izu Islands, Japan, at 0622 GMT on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 31.0
Overseas Chinese in quake-hit Morocco raise donation as death toll exceeds 2,800
AMIZMIZ, Morocco, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) — Overseas Chinese in Morocco rushed to extend cash and in-kind assistance to disaster areas as death toll from the powerful earthquake three days ago reached 2,86
China Red Cross provides aid to Morocco after earthquake
A man walks among the rubble of a damaged building after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake in Tahannaout, Morocco on Sept 9, 2023. [Photo/Xinhua]
The Red Cross Society of China has decided to provide the Mor