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Live: Death toll rises to 111 after a magnitude-6.2 earthquake hits northwest China's Gansu Province

Live: Death toll rises to 111 after a magnitude-6.2 earthquake hits northwest China's Gansu Province

The magnitude-6.2 earthquake that jolted Jishishan County in northwest China's Gansu Province at 11:59 p.m. Monday evening has killed over 100 people, according to the provincial earthquake relief headquarters. It caused various degrees of damage to residential buildings and water, electricity and road infrastructure in and around the epicenter. After the earthquake, a total of 1,440 firefighters and other personnel from the national comprehensive fire rescue team rushed to the disaster area for rescue. 

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Live: Death toll rises to 111 after a magnitude-6.2 earthquake hits northwest China's Gansu Province

The magnitude-6.2 earthquake that jolted Jishishan County in northwest China's Gansu Province at 11:59 p.m. Monday evening has killed over 100 people, according to the provincial earthquake relief headquarters. It caused various degrees of damage to residential buildings and water, electricity and road infrastructure in and around the epicenter. After the earthquake, a total of 1,440 firefighters and other personnel from the national comprehensive fire rescue team rushed to the disaster area for rescue.