Major 7.0 earthquake hits China-Kyrgyzstan border

Beijing (AFP) Jan 22, 2024

A major 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck along the mountainous China-Kyrgyzstan border on Tuesday, triggering warnings of potentially widespread damage though no casualties were immediately reported. Local authorities dispatched a team to reach the quake's epicentre, the Xinhua state news agency said, while some 800 people were on stand-by ready for any large disaster relief mission. The