"Deadly Earthquake Claims Over 100 Lives in Northwest China"

A shallow magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck a remote and mountainous region in northwest China, killing at least 118 people and injuring hundreds more. The earthquake caused significant damage, including the destruction of roads and infrastructure, triggered landslides, and buried a village in silt. Rescue efforts have been challenging due to subzero temperatures and disrupted power and water supplies. Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for "all-out efforts" in search and relief operations, with thousands of firefighters and soldiers mobilized. Taiwan has offered assistance despite tensions between the two sides. Earthquakes are common in western provinces of China, which lie on the tectonically active Qinghai-Tibetan plateau.