Dec19,2023
At least 116 people were killed when an earthquake collapsed buildings in northwest China on December 18.
The quake brought homes crashing down and caused other significant damage, sending people running into the street for safety,
Footage from CCTV showed family possessions visible among strewn masonry from a house that caved in during the quake.
Several buildings, including houses have been damaged to the ground, rendering many homeless as the death count continue to rise
Rescue work was under way early Tuesday, with Chinese President Xi Jinping calling for "all-out efforts" in the search and relief work.
Rescue operations have been underway with volunteers, state authorities battling sub-zero temperatures to pull out survivors from the rubble.
The quake, which was logged as magnitude 5.9 by the US Geological Survey, struck in Gansu near the border with Qinghai, where Haidong is located.
Several smaller aftershocks followed the initial earthquake, and officials warned that tremors with a magnitude of more than 5.0 were possible in the next few days.