Puluhan terbunuh Gempa Menyerang Wilayah Gansu barat
China. Sehingga 73 orang telah dilaporkan terbunuh selepas gempa bumi kuat di
barat wilayah Gansu China. Gempa bumi itu melanda daerah Minxian dan Zhangxian,
kira-kira 170 km tenggara ibukota wilayah Lanzhou, rasmi agensi berita Xinhua.
Pegawai takut angka kematian boleh meningkat kerana
banyak rumah-rumah di kawasan terbabit telah runtuh atau mengalami kerosakan
yang serius berikutan banjir dan lumpur runtuh yang berikutnya. Beratus-ratus
orang telah cedera dan ia adalah tidak jelas berapa ramai yang lain telah
hilang sebagai bandar-bandar melanda dusta di kawasan pergunungan terpencil.
Serta menyediakan tindak balas penyelamat kecemasan,
pihak berkuasa juga perlu berurusan dengan gangguan kuasa.
Up to 73 people have reportedly been killed after a
strong earthquake in China's western Gansu province. The quake hit Minxian and
Zhangxian counties, about 170 km southeast of the provincial capital of
Lanzhou, the official Xinhua news agency said.
Officials fear the death toll could rise as many homes
in the affected areas have collapsed or sustained serious damage following subsequent
flooding and mudslides. Hundreds of
people have been injured and it is unclear how many others are missing as the
towns hit lie in remote mountainous regions.
As well as providing emergency rescue response,
authorities are also having to deal with power outages.
