Earthquake in northwestern China kills at least 111 people in Gansu and Qinghai provinces
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Ma Lianqiang grieves for his wife who was killed in the earthquake in Yangwa village near Dahejia town in northwestern China's Gansu province, Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023. A strong overnight earthquake rattled a mountainous region of northwestern China, authorities said Tuesday, destroying homes, leaving residents out in a below-freezing winter night and killing many in the nation's deadliest quake in nine years. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, a person injured in an earthquake is transferred to a hospital in Jishishan Bao'an, Dongxiang, Sala Autonomous County of Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Gansu Province, Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023. At least 100 people were killed in a magnitude 6.2 earthquake in a cold and mountainous region in northwestern China, the country's state media reported on Tuesday. (Fan Peishen/Xinhua via AP)In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, rescuers prepare for operation in the aftermath of an earthquake in Chenjia Village in Jishishan Bao'an, Dongxiang, Sala Autonomous County of Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 19, 2023. At least 100 people were killed in a magnitude 6.2 earthquake in a cold and mountainous region in northwestern China, the country's state media reported on Tuesday. (Ma Xiping/Xinhua via AP)In this aerial photo released by Xinhua News Agency, rescuers search a collapsed building in Caotan village of Minhe Hui and Tu Autonomous County in Haidong City, northwestern China's Qinghai Province on Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023. An overnight earthquake killed multiple people in a cold and mountainous region in northwestern China, the country's state media reported Tuesday.(Zhang Hongxiang/Xinhua via AP)In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, a child injured in an earthquake falls asleep after being treated and settled at a hospital in Jishishan Bao'an, Dongxiang, Salar Autonomous County in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 19, 2023. An overnight earthquake killed multiple eople in a cold and mountainous region in northwestern China, the country's state media reported Tuesday. (Ma Xiping/Xinhua via AP)Ma Chengyun grieves for his daughter-in-law who died in the earthquake in Yangwa village near Dahejia town in northwestern China's Gansu province, Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023. A strong overnight earthquake rattled a mountainous region of northwestern China, authorities said Tuesday, destroying homes, leaving residents out in a below-freezing winter night and killing many in the nation's deadliest quake in nine years. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)Ma Lianqiang hugs his daughter as they grieve the death of his wife and her mother who were killed by the earthquake in Yangwa village near Dahejia town in northwestern China's Gansu province, Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023. A strong overnight earthquake rattled a mountainous region of northwestern China, authorities said Tuesday, destroying homes, leaving residents out in a below-freezing winter night and killing many in the nation's deadliest quake in nine years. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)Ma Lianqiang hugs his daughter as they grieve the death of his wife and her mother who were killed by the earthquake in Yangwa village near Dahejia town in northwestern China's Gansu province, Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023. A strong overnight earthquake rattled a mountainous region of northwestern China, authorities said Tuesday, destroying homes, leaving residents out in a below-freezing winter night and killing many in the nation's deadliest quake in nine years. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)In this photo provided by Wang Xi, students gather outdoor after evacuating from their dormitories at the Lanzhou University Yuzhong campus in Lanzhou in northwestern China's Gansu province Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023, after an earthquake hit the area. At least 100 were killed in a magnitude 6.2 earthquake in northwestern China, the country's state media reported on Tuesday. (Wang Xi via AP)In this photo provided by Wang Xi, students evacuate from their dormitory at the Lanzhou University Yuzhong campus in Lanzhou in northwestern China's Gansu province Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023, after an earthquake hit the area. At least 100 were killed in a magnitude 6.2 earthquake in northwestern China, the country's state media reported on Tuesday. (Wang Xi via AP)
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Ma Lianqiang grieves for his wife who was killed in the earthquake in Yangwa village near Dahejia town in northwestern China's Gansu province, Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023. A strong overnight earthquake rattled a mountainous region of northwestern China, authorities said Tuesday, destroying homes, leaving residents out in a below-freezing winter night and killing many in the nation's deadliest quake in nine years. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
