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President Xi urges all-out rescue effort after deadly earthquake

Xinhua)  19:36, July 22, 2013  

Rescuers clear the debris of a damaged house in quake-hit Majiagou Village of Minxian County, northwest China's Gansu Province, July 22, 2013. Fifty-four deaths have so far been confirmed in the 6.6-magnitude earthquake which jolted a juncture region of Minxian County and Zhangxian County in Dingxi City Monday morning. (Xinhua/Guo Gang)

BEIJING, July 22 (Xinhua) -- President Xi Jinping has urged all-out rescue effort and put "saving life" as the top priority after a deadly earthquake hit northwest China's Gansu Province Monday morning.

As of 17:00 p.m. Monday, at least 75 people have been confirmed killed and more than 600 were injured in the 6.6-magnitude quake that jolted the juncture of Dingxi's Minxian County and Zhangxian County at 7:45 a.m.

(Editor:GaoYinan、Chen Lidan)

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