Strong quake kills 6, damages 3,000 houses in China's Xinjiang

July 03, 2015 18:01

A powerful earthquake of 6.5 magnitude today flattened about 3,000 houses and buildings in China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, killing at least six persons and injuring 48 others.

The quake struck Pishan County of Hotan Prefecture at 9.07 am (local time), with the epicenter recorded at a depth of 10 km, China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC) said.

Six people have been killed and 40 others injured and about 3,000 houses and other buildings collapsed or were damaged, the Bureau of Civil Affairs in Xinjiang said.

Following the quake, the local administration issued a grade-IV response, the lowest in China's emergency response system, means a 24-hour alert.

The Ministry of Civil Affairs and the National Commission for Disaster Reduction has rushed teams to assist relief work in the quake-hit areas. Around 1,000 tents have been sent to the county.

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