Officials launched an emergency response and dispatched rescue personnel to Gansu and Qinghai provinces just after 6.2 magnitude quake
At least 116 people have been killed and about 400 injured in an earthquake in China’s north-west Gansu and Qinghai provinces, state media has reported.
The strong shallow earthquake struck shortly before midnight on Monday, sending residents fleeing outside, into below freezing temperatures. Thousands of houses have been reported damaged, and state media also said public infrastructure had been damaged “to varying degrees”.