Death toll in China quake rises to 71 April 20, 2013 - 13:01 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A strong 6.6 magnitude earthquake has hit China's Sichuan province, killing at least 71 people and injuring about 2,200, RTE reported. The epicentre is close to where a major earthquake killed almost 70,000 people in 2008. The earthquake occurred at 8.02am (1.02am Irish time) in Lushan county near Ya'an city and the epicentre had a depth of 12km, the US Geological Survey said. Most of the deaths were concentrated in Lushan, where water and electricity were cut off. Pictures on Chinese news sites showed collapsed buildings and people in bloodied bandages being treated in hospital. Xinhua said rescuers in Lushan had pulled 32 survivors out of rubble.  Top stories “All sides need to remember that compromise means getting less than 100%,” Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said. The IAEA reported in 2008 that the laser facilities had been taken over by a private company that said it had no plans to enrich uranium. Sayyari had earlier informed of Tehran's plans to send its naval forces to the Atlantic to deploy along the U.S. marine borders. The source said a meeting between Syrian National Coalition head Ahmad Jarba and Foreign Ministry Sergei Lavrov is scheduled for Feb 4.   Partner news |  Latest news VivaCell-MTS reports increased number of March 8 calls  Compared to the 2013, the number of calls has increased by 5.81%, while the number of SMS messages has increased by 49.39%.Hyundai to join rivals in offering an all-electric car "We are dividing the roles of Hyundai and Kia, with Hyundai launching fuel cell cars and Kia focusing on electric cars," Lee Ki-sang said.Celebrated comic series “Epileptic” to get animated film treatment The celebrated 1996-2003 comic series by David B concerns the cartoonist's family life and his brother's severe epilepsy.Crimea may become tempting precedent in Karabakh issue: expert “The Crimea annexation will lead to alteration of the post-Yalta system of the international law," Andrey Yepifantsev said. |
