A 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck Northwestern Gansu province at 7:45 am on July 22. The epicenter hit the borders between Minxian and Zhangxian counties – two areas still recovering from weeks of torrential rain and flooding. China Daily Website brings you a live rolling coverage on the Gansu earthquake.
Heavy rain has been falling in a quake zone in Northwest China's Gansu province since Wednesday, hampering the transport of relief materials, local authorities said Thursday.
Children are housed in temporary settlements in Yongguang village, Meichuan county after a 6.6-magnitude earthquake jolted Minxian and Zhangxian counties in Northwest China's Gansu province, July 23, 2013.
After being buried in debris for more than 30 hours, a dog in a quake-hit village in Gansu province miraculously survived and was rescued by his owner and other helpers on Tuesday.
Medical workers are focusing on how to prevent epidemics in quake-hit areas in Northwest China's Gansu province as daily life resumes.
By noon on Wednesday, firefighters had located 29 people, including 22 survivors, affected by a 6.6-magnitude quake that hit Northwest China's Gansu province on Monday.
China's top health authority on Wednesday called for all-out, well-coordinated efforts in treating patients in quake zone of Northwest China's Gansu province.
More than 360 schools and 77,000 students have been affected by an earthquake in Northwest China's Gansu province, according to the Ministry of Education Wednesday.
Twelve people from Yongguang village, Gansu province were found dead, and a funeral was held on Tuesday.
The death toll has climbed to 95, with more than 1,000 injured, in an earthquake that hit Gansu province Monday morning.Volunteers race to offer help Patients transferred to Lanzhou77,000 students affected
With local hospitals in Gansu's quake-struck areas full to capacity, some of those injured in the shocks are being transferred to Lanzhou, the capital city of Gansu province, about 250 kilometers north of the epicenter.
Large numbers of volunteers from Gansu and other provinces are rushing to the areas hit by a magnitude-6.6 earthquake on Monday to help with relief work.
A downpour in Yan'an, Shaanxi province, killed nine people and caused landslides from Sunday to Tuesday morning.