More than 70,000 people were evacuated after a strong earthquake left them stranded in southwest China's Sichuan Province, said the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) on Thursday.
Injured people are transferred to a helicopter in Jiuzhaigou County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 10, 2017. Medical treatment service is provided to aid the affected people after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Jiuzhaigou County in Sichuan Province on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Fan Peishen) |
Traffic on major roads linking the quake zone of Jiuzhaigou County with Mianyang City in Sichuan and adjacent Guizhou Province has resumed, according to the MPS.
Police in Sichuan activated a contingency plan following the deadly earthquake.
As of 1 p.m. Thursday, about 13,000 vehicles and 71,000 people had been evacuated with the help of 3,675 police.
The 7.0-magnitude quake hit Jiuzhaigou at 9:19 p.m. Tuesday at a depth of 20 kilometers, leaving at least 20 dead and 431 injured, according to local authorities.
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