Earthquake rescue operation in Gansu ‘basically over’, focus now on treating and housing survivors: provincial authorities

Earthquake rescue operation in Gansu ‘basically over’, focus now on treating and housing survivors: provincial authorities

Earlier, rescuers from the fire brigade, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and civilian rescue teams were gathering for operations amid the low temperatures brought on by a cold snap. The lowest temperature in Jishishan county, where the quake struck, was around minus 14 degrees Celsius on Tuesday night. A report by Shanghai-based media outlet The … Read more