Portuguese Head of State Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa on Tuesday sent a message of condolences to Chinese President Xi Jinping for the victims of the earthquake that struck the northwestern Chinese city of Jishishan late in the day. Monday. .
“The President of the Republic sent a message of solidarity and sincere condolences to the President of the People’s Republic of China, Xi Jinping, in connection with the numerous victims of the earthquake that occurred late yesterday. [segunda-feira]December 18 in Jishishan, Gansu Province, with wishes for a speedy recovery to all those injured,” the Belém Palace said in an official statement.
The death toll from the 6.1 magnitude earthquake that rocked parts of northwestern China’s Gansu and Qinghai provinces on Monday evening rose to 126 on Tuesday, state media said.
The earthquake, which hit a remote and frigid region of the country where temperatures reached minus 15 degrees, injured more than 700 people, damaged homes and roads, and disrupted power supplies and telecommunications.
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