China"s worst earthquake in three years struck on Saturday April 20, 2013, killing at least 208 people and injuring more than 11,000, according to the most recent Reuters reports, quoting China"s Ministry of Civil Affairs.
Give2Asia"s staff on the ground in China is assessing immediate and longer-term needs resulting from this disaster. Please give to Give2Asia"s Sichuan Earthquake Fund 2013.
The magnitude 6.6 quake hit a remote mountainous area of southwestern China"s Sichuan province at 8:02 a.m. (0002 GMT), close to where an earthquake killed almost 70,000 people in 2008.
The quake struck in Lushan county, near the city of Ya"an, at a depth of 12 km (7.5 miles), the U.S. Geological Survey said. It was felt in the provincial capital, Chengdu, and in neighboring provinces, causing many people to rush out of buildings, according to social network posts.
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