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Death toll rises to 156 in SW China quake

(Xinhua)

21:50, April 20, 2013

BEIJING, April 20 (Xinhua) -- A total of 156 people had been killed in the 7.0-magnitude earthquake in southwest China's Sichuan Province as of 8:50 p.m, according to the China Earthquake Administration.

The earthquake hit Lushan county of Ya'an City in the province at 8:02 a.m. Saturday Beijing Time, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center.

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