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Local authorities: 20 killed in magnitude-7.0 earthquake in southwest China

(Xinhua)    21:14, August 10, 2017

Authorities in southwest China's Sichuan Province have said that 20 people have been killed in the magnitude-7.0 earthquake which struck Jiuzhaigou County on Tuesday evening.

At least 430 people have been injured in the disaster, with 15 said to be in a critical condition.

More than 60,000 tourists and local residents have also been moved to safety.

Four patients with severe fractures have been sent to a hospital in Mianyang, while a further 13 people were transferred to major hospitals in the provincial capital, Chengdu.

Meanwhile, nine national medical experts have been sent to Sichuan Province to assist local teams. 

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