Rescuers scramble in remote villages after China’s deadliest quake in years; 105 killed, nearly 400 were injured in Gansu, with additional casualties in Qinghai. Thousands of homes were damaged, and residents fled for safety.
Officials in impoverished Gansu province said the shallow tremor just before midnight had caused the deaths of at least 105 and injured almost 400 as of Tuesday morning.
A further 13 died, 182 were injured and 20 were missing in Haidong, in neighboring countries Qinghai province, state broadcaster CCTV reported.
The quake damaged thousands of homes — many of them ramshackle brick structures — and sent residents running into the freezing streets for safety.
“I was almost scared to death. Look at how my hands and legs are shaking,” said a woman of about 30 in a video posted to a social media account associated with the state-run People’s Daily newspaper.
“As soon as I ran out of the house, the earth on the mountain gave way, thudding on the roof,” she said as she sat swaddled in a blanket outside, cradling a baby.
Footage from CCTV showed family possessions strewn among masonry from a house that caved in during the shaking.
An AFP team in Haidong saw vehicles ferrying supplies and workers repairing road barriers.
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