A magnitude 7.1 earthquake in a remote part of China’s western Xinjiang region killed at least three people and caused extensive damage in freezing weather, officials said Tuesday while suggesting that the area’s sparse population contributed to the “very strong” quake’s low death toll. Rescue workers search for missing victims at a damaged house following a landslide in Liangshui village at Zhaotong, in southwestern China’s Yunnan province. (AFP) The quake rocked Uchturpan county in Aksu prefecture shortly after 2 am, the China Earthquake Networks Center said. Rescue crews rushed to the area, with about 1,000 on hand by midday. By evening, authorities said three people had died and
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