Strong earthquake of 6.8 magnitude shakes China's Sichuan Province, 21 killed
The tremor was felt in Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan, which is 226 km away from the epicentre. Photos and videos posted on Chinese social media showed buildings shaking in Chengdu. Details of the damage are awaited.
Sichuan province is located adjacent to Tibet.
Over 46,000 people evacuated overnight as heavy rainfall hits China's Sichuan province
Local authorities warned that continued high temperatures have increased the risk of natural disasters in parts of Sichuan and short-term heavy rainfall could potentially cause mudslides and other extreme natural disasters.
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24 firefighters dead in China forest fire
The firefighters were sent to put the fire which broke out on Saturday in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture, Southwest China's Sichuan province, China Daily quoted the PLA Daily.
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5.5 magnitude earthquake hits China's Sichuan province
The epicentre as monitored at 32.27 degrees north latitude and 105.0 degrees east longitude.
Sep 30, 2017, 19:04 PM IST
Nineteen killed by China quake as aftershocks rattle survivors
China on Wednesday evacuated tens of thousands people in its mountainous southwest after a strong earthquake killed at least 19 people and rattled a region where memories of a 2008 seismic disaster remain fresh.
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China Sichuan quake: 12 dead, 164 injured; death toll expected to go up
SHANGHAI - Twelve people have been killed, including six tourists, and 164 injured in an earthquake that struck a remote and mountainous part of southwest China`s Sichuan province, the local govern
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Earthquake rattles remote part of China's Sichuan province; 7 dead, 100 tourists trapped
As per Xinhua, the earthquake hit Jiuzhaigou County at 9:19 pm (Beijing Time).
Aug 08, 2017, 19:47 PM IST
China lowers number of missing in landslide to 73
The number of people missing from a huge landslide that buried a mountain village in southwest China last weekend has been revised down from 93 to 73, authorities said on Tuesday.
Jun 27, 2017, 16:02 PM IST
Villagers begin to mourn dead after deadly China landslide
Villagers in China visited what used to be their relatives` homes on Monday to mourn loved ones lost when a landslide swept down a mountain, with little hope of finding anyone alive after more than 48 hours of fruitless searching.
Jun 26, 2017, 13:29 PM IST
15 dead, over 100 missing in China landslide
Heavy rain caused the side of the mountain to collapse onto the riverside village in the early morning, according to authorities.
Jun 24, 2017, 22:00 PM IST
At least five bodies found after huge China landslide: Official
Wu Xiaobin, captain of the local fire department, confirmed the first deaths to state broadcaster CCTV hours after the avalanche of rock hit the village of Xinmo in Sichuan province.
Jun 24, 2017, 15:35 PM IST
Over 140 people feared buried in China landslide
Some 40 homes in the village of Xinmo were swallowed by the cascading debris after the side of a mountain collapsed, blocking a two kilometre (one mile) stretch of river, according to a statement from the Maoxian government news office.
Dramatic rescue at China's Wolong nature reserve - This is how workers save giant panda from drowning! (Watch)
The 4-year-old female panda was struggling to stay afloat after it accidentally fell into the water at Wolong National Natural Reserve in Southwest China's Sichuan province.
Nov 03, 2016, 13:32 PM IST
China launches 23rd BeiDou navigation satellite
The satellite, launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in southwest China's Sichuan Province, was taken into orbit by a Long March-3C carrier rocket, Xinhua reported.
Jun 13, 2016, 08:40 AM IST
China's Sichuan province governor suspected of graft: Senior official
The governor of China`s populous southwestern province of Sichuan is suspected of serious "discipline violations".
Jan 15, 2016, 11:54 AM IST
100 million-year old insect fossils exhibited in China
An exhibition of a group of rare insect fossils opened on Saturday in China's Sichuan province.
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China launches communication technology test satellite
China has launched an experimental communication technology satellite from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in Sichuan province.
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