Death Toll From Earthquakes In Southwest China Rises To 11, 122 People Wounded - Reports

BEIJING (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 18th June, 2019) At least 11 people were killed and another 122 were injured as a result of earthquakes in China's southwestern province of Sichuan, China Central Television reported Tuesday citing the authorities.

Earlier reports suggested that six people died and 75 were wounded.

The local authorities said that eight people died and 48 were injured in the Changning county of of the Yibin city, three people died and 71 were wounded in the Gong county, while another three people were injured in the Gao county.

On Monday, the 6.0 magnitude earthquake occurred in Changning, according the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC). Another 5.1 magnitude quake took place in neighboring Gong.