Phnom Penh (FN), Dec. 26 – Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet conveyed his heartfelt condolences to Chinese Premier Li Qiang and bereaved families for the loss of loved ones and damage caused by the recent earthquake in Gansu Province.

“During the meeting, Samdech Thipadei conveyed his heartfelt condolences to Chinese Premier Li Qiang and bereaved families for the loss of loved ones and damage caused by the recent earthquake in Gansu Province.” According to the outcomes seen by Fresh News on Tuesday (Dec. 26).

On 25 December 2023, one of China's most powerful earthquakes in recent years killed at least 149 people in a remote northwestern region, according to state media, with two people still missing after the magnitude 6.2 temblor hit a week ago.

The epicentre of the quake straddled the provinces of Gansu and Qinghai in an area where many of China's Hui people, a tight-knit ethnic minority characterised by its distinctive Muslim identity, are found.

Gansu bore the brunt of the quake's wrath. More than 200,000 homes were wrecked and 15,000 were on the brink of collapse, Chinese state media reported. Displacing 145,000 people, the powerful tremors killed 117 people in the province as of 22 December 2023, with 781 wounded.

In Qinghai west of Gansu, 32 people died and two remained missing as of 11 p.m. (1500 GMT) on Sunday, according to state media.
=FRESH NEWS