Central China earthquake death toll climbs to 46: state media


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Central China earthquake death toll climbs to 46: state media Beijing, Sep 6 (EFE).- At least 46 people have died after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake shook the central Chinese province of Sichuan, according to the latest casualty count reported by state-run news agency Xinhua on Tuesday. Other media had previously put the toll at 21. The earthquake occurred at 12.52 pm on Monday at a depth of 16 kilometers (10 miles) and had its epicenter in Luding County in Ganzi Tibetan autonomous prefecture, about 200 kilometers from the provincial capital Chengdu, which has more than 20 million inhabitants, according to the...