Quake in southwest China kills 21

Updated September 5 2022 - 9:18pm, first published 9:16pm
Residents of China's city of Chengdu have been rocked by a strong quake that killed 21 people. (EPA PHOTO)
Residents of China's city of Chengdu have been rocked by a strong quake that killed 21 people. (EPA PHOTO)

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake has struck China's Sichuan province, the strongest to hit the region since 2017, killing at least 21 people and shaking the provincial capital of Chengdu and more distant provinces.

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