China races vs time to house quake victims for winter

By Agence France-Presse

Dec 21, 2023 6:45 pm

JISHISHAN, China: Chinese authorities are facing a 'race against time' to ensure that the victims of the country's deadliest earthquake in years can be sheltered from freezing winter temperatures, a local official told Agence France-Presse (AFP) on Thursday.

The quake, which struck just before midnight on Monday on the border between northwestern Gansu and Qinghai provinces, killed at least 135 people.

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