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10 injured in 5.5-magnitude earthquake in east China’s Shandong

06 Aug 2023 09:59am
As of 7am Sunday, 21 people have been injured in the 5.5-magnitude earthquake that struck the county of Pingyuan, in Dezhou City of east China's Shandong Province at 2.33am Sunday. - Facebook
As of 7am Sunday, 21 people have been injured in the 5.5-magnitude earthquake that struck the county of Pingyuan, in Dezhou City of east China's Shandong Province at 2.33am Sunday. - Facebook

JINAN - As of 7am Sunday, 21 people have been injured in the 5.5-magnitude earthquake that struck the county of Pingyuan, in Dezhou City of east China's Shandong Province at 2.33am Sunday.

A total of 126 buildings in the earthquake zone collapsed, while the transportation, communication and power supply there were normal, and no leak was discovered at oil and gas pipelines, according to local authorities.

More than 20 trains to depart from Beijing, Tianjin, and Cangzhou were halted and some 30 trains by way of Shijiazhuang-Jinan High-speed Railway were halted as well, according to China Railway Beijing Group Co, Ltd.

Local authorities have launched an emergency response to organise rescue and assess possible risks. - BERNAMA-XINHUA

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