4 killed, several injured as 6.1-magnitude earthquake jolts China

 Four people were killed and 14 others injured after a powerful earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale jolted the city of Ya’an in China’s Sichuan province

Four people were killed and 14 others injured after a powerful earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale jolted the city of Ya’an in China’s Sichuan province, authorities have confirmed. The earthquake struck Lushan county at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC). The epicentre, with a depth of 17 km, was monitored at 30.4 degrees north latitude and 102.9 degrees east longitude, Xinhua news agency quoted the CENC said as saying.

The temblor was followed by a 4.5-magnitude aftershock at 5.03 p.m. in Baoxing county. The casualties were reported in Baoxing County, the city’s earthquake relief headquarters said, adding that the four people who died were hit by falling rocks, while the injured have been sent to hospital for treatment. Telecommunication in parts of the two counties was damaged due to the quake, but some optical cables have been restored after emergency repairs…

5 Army jawans feared dead in avalanche in Himachal near China border

A soldier died and five jawans of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police were injured in the avalanche.

Latest News: Five Army jawans were feared dead in an avalanche near the Sino-India border in Himachal Pradesh’s Kinnaur district on Wednesday, officials said. Five jawans of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) were also injured in the avalanche, they added. An Army jawan was found dead, but there was no trace of five others, Kinnaur Deputy Commissioner Gopal Chand said.

The deceased jawan was identified as Rakesh Kumar, 41, of Ghumarpur village in Bilaspur district of Himachal Pradesh, Kinnaur Superintendent of Police (SP) Sakshi Verma told PTI, adding that the jawans belonged to the 7 JAK Rifles unit of the Army. Kumar’s body has been taken to the Pooh civil hospital for autopsy.

Chand said the avalanche occurred at around 11 am near the Shipki La border post. Several ITBP jawans were also trapped in the avalanche. However, they had been rescued, he added.According to Army sources, 16 jawans had gone towards the Shipki La border post from Namagya in order to repair a damaged water supply line when the avalanche struck, burying six of them alive. One of them was rescued, but he succumbed to his injuries subsequently….Read More