The earthquake in Sichuan killed 208 people and left more than 10,000 people injured. The epicenter of the earthquake was Ya'an

The earthquake in Sichuan killed 208 people and left people missing and more than 10,000 people were injured. The center of the earthquake was Ya'an. The data ends at 17:00 on April 21, China time (5 a.m. on the 21st in the United States). Lu, Sichuan...

China Seismological Network officially determined that a 7.0-magnitude earthquake occurred in Lushan County, Ya'an City, Sichuan Province (30.3 degrees north latitude, 103.0 degrees east longitude) at 08:02 on April 20, with a focal depth of 13 kilometers. Earthquakes were felt strongly in Sichuan, Chongqing, Hunan, and Shaanxi!

Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the State, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, today gave an important instruction on the People's Liberation Army and the Armed Police Force to carry out earthquake relief work in Lushan, Ya'an, Sichuan. This instruction pointed out that at present, the disaster situation is an order. He required the troops to deploy quickly and rush to the disaster area to join the front line of earthquake relief. The troops that have arrived in the disaster area should carry forward the spirit of being able to fight and win, make every effort to rescue the affected people, treat the wounded, and strive to prevent secondary disasters. At the same time, we must actively cooperate with local governments in the resettlement of disaster-stricken people and social stability in disaster areas. He also specifically pointed out that all disaster relief forces must pay attention to their own safety protection.

Li Keqiang, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Premier of the State Council, rushed to the earthquake-stricken area in Ya'an, Sichuan to guide the earthquake relief work.