Massive Casualties Reported In China After Powerful Earthquake

Southwest China has just witnessed terror as a powerful 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck a remote, mountainous part of the region killing at least 19 people and injuring almost 250 people.According to Reuters, the earthquake hit a small area 120 miles northwest of the city of Guangyuan late Tuesday night. The area is close to the Jiuzhaigou nature reserve, a popular tourist destination in the country listed as a world heritage site by Unesco, a U.N. educational and cultural unit.The province of Sichuan, where the earthquake hit, is often being struck by quakes. Back in 2008, a powerful earthquake killed nearly 70,000 people. According to the Sichuan government, tourists were evacuated and residents had been cut off by landslides. BBC has also reporte that a separate earthquake also hit the remote area of XinJiang, injuring 32 people.Chinese state media claim some tourists were camping out at Jiuzhaigou airport, awaiting flights to their home countries. The airports remained open despite the powerful quakes. State media also announced that electricity had been restored in the struck area and the Chinese government would be sending out rescuers.Photo Credit: Getty

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