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China scrambles to step up relief, 50,000 people relocated after Sichuan quake

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The 6.8-magnitude earthquake jolted Luding County at 12:52 pm on Monday, 5 September. Sichuan has activated the highest level of emergency response for the earthquake. As of 6 pm Monday, the province had deployed over 6,500 rescuers.

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Times of India

China earthquake leaves 46 dead in Sichuan, 50k people relocated

Power was knocked out and buildings damaged in the historic town of Moxi in the Tibetan autonomous prefecture of Garze, where 29 people were killed. Tents had been erected for more than 50,000 people being moved from homes rendered unsafe by the quake, the official Xinhua News Agency reported Tuesday.

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The Hindu

China scrambles to step up relief, 50,000 people relocated after Sichuan earthquake

As of Monday night at least 46 people have died due to a powerful earthquake of 6.8-magnitude

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Indian Express

China scrambles to step up relief, 50,000 people relocated after Sichuan quake

The earthquake-hit province is also reeling under unprecedented drought and heatwaves persisted over vast swathes of China.

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Deccan Herald

China scrambles to step up relief; 50,000 people relocated after Sichuan earthquake

Over 50,000 people have been relocated to safer locations after damage to buildings due a powerful earthquake of 6.8-magnitude that jolted Luding County in China's southwest Sichuan province which claimed lives of 46 people. As of Monday night, 16 people were missing and over 50 injured, Wang Feng, deputy director of the Sichuan provincial emergency management department told a media briefing in Chengdu.

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