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At least 116 people were killed and hundreds more injured after an earthquake hit northwest China, state media reported Tuesday, as rescue teams scrambled to reach survivors in sub-zero temperatures.
State broadcaster CCTV reported that there was damage to water and electricity lines, as well as transportation and communications infrastructure
More than 200 people have been injured and several dozen killed in the midnight quake.
The rescue operations, already complicated by freezing temperatures, are in full swing as teams are diligently searching for survivors.
At least 111 people were killed in a magnitude 6.2 earthquake in a cold and mountainous region in northwestern China, the country’s state media reported on Tuesday.