No glacier collapse after 7.4-magnitude quake in China s Qinghai
Xinhua
31 May 2021, 04:30 GMT+10
XINING, May 30 (Xinhua) The 7.4 magnitude earthquake that struck northwest China s Qinghai Province just over a week ago did not cause any glacier collapse on the region s Mount Anyemaqen, according to the provincial bureau of environmental geological exploration. Deng Xiaofei, a senior engineer with the bureau, said that the bureau dispatched researchers to check glaciers and ice lakes on the mountain after the earthquake on May 22. The team has inspected 38 slide-prone glacier points. No ice slides occurred, and no secondary disasters such as dammed lakes were formed, said Deng.
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2021-05-27 10:35:26 GMT2021-05-27 18:35:26(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
XINING, May 27 (Xinhua) Seventeen people injured in a 7.4-magnitude earthquake in northwest China s Qinghai Province were discharged from hospital by Thursday morning, local authorities said.
The earthquake, which jolted Maduo County of the Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture at 2:04 a.m. Saturday, left 19 people injured, according to the Qinghai provincial emergency management department.
The quake also disrupted the lives of over 32,000 residents from 26 townships in Golog and the Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture.
The Ministry of Emergency Management and the National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration have sent quake relief materials, including tents, overcoats, quilts, folding beds and heating devices to the quake-hit region. Enditem