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       By Jonathan Wolfe

       Dec. 19, 2023

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       A collapsed building in China’s Gansu Province yesterday. Credit...Pedro Pardo/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

       China quake survivors face subzero temperatures The 5.9-magnitude earthquake that struck northwest China overnight on Monday has killed more than 120 people and injured more than 500 others, officials and state media said yesterday. The quake damaged 15,000 houses and knocked out water, electricity and transportation links in some parts of the region.

       Like much of China, the region is enduring sudden cold weather. The temperature during the quake in Jishishan County, the epicenter, was almost -20 degrees Celsius, or about -4 degrees Fahrenheit, according to state media. People who said they were at the quake site reported that they had started bonfires in their yards or set cardboard boxes on fire to stay warm.

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       Jonathan Wolfe is a senior staff editor on the newsletters team at The Times. More about Jonathan Wolfe

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