Quake-hit Jiuzhaigou regaining its beauty
The Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic area in southwest China's Sichuan Province was hit by a magnitude-7.0 earthquake, causing some damage locally.
Authorities in southwest China's Sichuan Province have said that 20 people have been killed in the magnitude-7.0 earthquake which struck Jiuzhaigou County on Tuesday evening.
After a four-hour flight, the transport aircraft provided the first high-resolution reconnaissance images of areas within a 20km radius of the epicenter, providing an important reference material for relief workers.
Four aircraft from the 77th Army Group took off from Jiuzhaigou Huanglong Airport.
Ground and air forces from the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Western Theater Command are carrying out relief operations following a deadly earthquake in southwest China's Sichuan Province Tuesday.
Medical teams, rescuers and relief materials have been dispatched to quake-stricken Jiuzhaigou County in Sichuan. A number of domestic high-tech companies are also doing their part to help as well.
A second rescue helicopter,from China's Western Command Zone, has successfully reached Huanglong Airport on it's way to help people seriously injured in Tuesday's earthquake in Jiuzhaigou County in Sichuan Province.
A 7.0-magnitude earthquake hit Sichuan Province in southwest China on Tuesday night. The aerial video was taken in the first morning after the quake.
Scene after the latest quake to hit SW China
Rescuers searching through rubble at the scenic spot of Jiuzhaigou county in Southwest China's Sichuan province on August 9, 2017, after the area was hit by a magnitude 7.0 quake on Tuesday night.
13 killed in China 7.0-magnitude quake