The death toll from a powerful earthquake Saturday in southwest China's Sichuan province has climbed to more than 150 people, with more than 3,000 injured. China's official Xinhua news agency says President Xi Jinping has ordered all-out measures to rescue victims and minimize casualties following the disaster. Chinese officials called it a 7.0-magnitude quake, while the U.S. Geological Survey put the strength at 6.6. The quake occurred at a depth of 13 kilometers. Aerial photos ...
Reported by VOA News 7 hours ago.
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