The death toll from a powerful earthquake in the vicinity of a scenic area of southwestern China popular with tourists has risen to 19, with 263 people injured, local authorities said Wednesday.They said rescue operations in the Jiuzhaigou area of Sichuan Province are continuing amid fears that many people were buried alive in the rubble of collapsed buildings.The quake, which struck at 9:19 p.m. Tuesday, had a magnitude of 6.5, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The China Earthquake Administration measured it at M7.0.
(VCG/Getty)State-run Xinhua News Agency reported that some 60,000 p…READ FULL ARTICLE
