Two firefighters carry an injured man to the hospital in Quan'an Town, Neijiang City, southwest China's Sichuan Province.(Xinhua)
1 dead, 63 injured after a 5.4-magnitude earthquake hit southwest China's Sichuan Province on Sunday.
CHENGDU, Sept. 8 (Xinhua) -- The 5.4-magnitude earthquake in southwest China's Sichuan Province had killed one person and left 63 others injured, three severely, as of 6 p.m. Sunday, local authorities said.
The quake, which jolted Weiyuan County in Neijiang City at 6:42 a.m. Sunday, has affected 63 townships, according to the emergency management bureau of Neijiang.
The number of local residents affected by the quake increased to 10,883, with 2,417 people relocated. A total of 132 houses collapsed after the quake, with 161 houses severely damaged and 4,880 others slightly damaged, the bureau said.
A seriously damaged house in Weiyuan County, Neijiang City, southwest China's Sichuan Province.(Xinhua)
More than 100 armed police members have been dispatched to the quake-hit areas for search and rescue work and hazard control.
The epicenter, with a depth of 10 km, was monitored at 29.55 degrees north latitude and 104.79 degrees east longitude, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center.
Rescue work is still underway.
