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 The plenum debate will take place on June 26 as an agreement reached between Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein and Meretz MK Tamar Zandberg. Anthony Bourdain, a gifted storyteller and writer who took CNN viewers around the world, has died. He was 61. Israel’s parliament considered — then failed to adopt — a resolution that would recognize the slaughter of an estimated 1.5 million Armenians in Turkey Netanyahu postponed the committee’s discussion of the proposed laws until after the Turkish general election scheduled for June 24.   Partner news Most popular in the section |  Latest news Heavy rain puts out eternal flame at Armenian Genocide memorial  “Fortunately, it was possible to avoid an emergency situation thanks to the rapid and selfless actions of the staff,” Hayk Demoyan said.Tension in Karabakh on the rise, says Armenia Security Council Secretary Tension along the Nagorno Karabakh contact line has grown, the Secretary of Armenia’s Security Council said on June 20.Armenian Consulate returns to main building in Aleppo The Armenian Consulate General in Aleppo has returned to its main building inside the Syrian city after several years of war, Tigran Balayan said.Important medical advancement made in Alzheimer's Disease study Researchers identified that patients receiving the formula containing fish oil maintained cognitive abilities and quality of life. |
