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At 2:09 on January 23, a 7.1-magnitude earthquake occurred in Wushi County, Xinjiang. Multiple aftershocks had occurred, with the maximum magnitude being 5.3. As of 5:54, the epicenter fire and rescue team of the Aksu Prefecture Fire Rescue Detachment had inspected 120 households in 1 township and 5 villages, evacuated 90 people, and evacuated 36 dangers and obstacles. The team has a total of 182 vehicles, 800 people, 32 dogs, and 29,156 pieces of equipment on standby in the camp area.

About 200 rescuers dispatched to epicentre as powerful quake jolts China

A 5.2-magnitude earthquake jolted Wushi County in Aksu Prefecture in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region at 9:18 a.m. Tuesday (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).

A 7.1-magnitude earthquake occurred in Wushi County, Xinjiang, and the Emergency Management Department initiated a level three emergency response. At present, the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Fire Rescue Corps has 41 vehicles, 192 people, and 3 search and rescue dogs rushing to the scene. The Xinjiang Forest Fire Corps 500 people, 112 vehicles, and 4 search and Rescue dogs have been assembled and are ready to be dispatched at any time. The earthquake rescue teams of the Tibet and Gansu Fire rescue Corps have assembled as planned.

In Yunnan province in China's southwest, rescue workers were still searching for victims buried by a landslide Monday in the village of Liangshui.