Xi urges all-out relief work after quake hits Sichuan

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Rescuers work at a quake-hit tourist site in Zhangzha town, Jiuzhaigou County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 9, 2017. [Photo/Xinhua]

Rescuers work at a quake-hit tourist site in Zhangzha town, Jiuzhaigou County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 9, 2017. [Photo/Xinhua]

Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for all-out efforts to rapidly organize relief work and rescue the injured people after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake hit southwest China's Sichuan Province.

The death toll has risen to 19, with 247 injured, including 40 in serious condition, local authorities said Wednesday.

The quake jolted Jiuzhaigou County at 9:19 p.m. Tuesday (Beijing Time) at a depth of 20 km, and the epicenter was monitored at 33.2 degrees north latitude and 103.82 degrees east longitude.

Authorities should check the impact of the earthquake, evacuate and settle visitors and local people, and reduce death and injuries as much as possible, Xi said.

As the earthquake took place during the flood period and tourism season, authorities should enhance meteorological early warning and geological monitoring to guard against other disasters and try their best to protect people's lives and property, Xi added.

Premier Li Keqiang also urged local authorities to go all out in relief and monitoring work.

China's cabinet, the State Council, has sent a national work team to the disaster-hit area to guide relief work. Local governments have activated top-level emergency response procedures.

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