China News Agency, Chengdu, September 6 (Reporter Wang Peng Liu Zhongjun) The reporter learned from the Sichuan Provincial Emergency Management Department late on the 5th that as of 20:30 on the 5th, the Sichuan Luding earthquake of magnitude 6.8 had killed 46 people.

　　At 12:52 on the 5th, an earthquake of magnitude 6.8 occurred in Luding County, Ganzi Prefecture, Sichuan, with a focal depth of 16 kilometers.

As of 20:30 on the 5th, the earthquake had killed 46 people (including 29 people in Ganzi Prefecture and 17 people in Ya'an City), and 16 people lost contact.

The earthquake caused serious injuries to 64 people and minor injuries to 82 people in Ganzi Prefecture.

Up to now, more than 50,000 people have been temporarily relocated and relocated in Ganzi Prefecture and Ya'an City.

　　After preliminary investigation, in terms of roads, National Highway 318, National Highway 108, and Provincial Highway 217 were damaged and blocked, and they are currently working hard to get through.

Rural roads near the earthquake area were severely damaged.

In terms of communications, the earthquake caused a total of 289 base stations to be withdrawn from service, and a total of 55 kilometers of optical cables were damaged. The number of people affected by the interruption of communication services was 35,000. Seven base stations have been restored, and there is no communication blocking township.

　　In terms of electricity, the earthquake caused some 500 kV, 220 kV, 110 kV, 30 kV, and 10 kV lines to trip, and 110 kV and 35 kV substations were damaged and shut down, and 43,158 users lost power.

Up to now, some lines and substations have been restored.

The damage to houses and other industries is being further investigated and counted.

Landslides are being further counted.

　　As of 18:00 on the 5th, a total of more than 6,500 rescue forces from the People's Liberation Army and the Armed Police Force, fire rescue, forest firefighting, Aneng Group, safety production, communication power, medical rescue, etc. have been dispatched, and 4 helicopters and 2 drones have been dispatched to Air rescue and disaster investigation work were carried out in the disaster area.

　　According to the analysis by the Sichuan Earthquake Administration, the earthquake was a strike-slip type earthquake, with the epicenter about 4 kilometers away from the Xianshuihe fault.

As of 20:00 on the 5th, there were 6 aftershocks of magnitude 3.0 and above, including 1 of magnitude 4.2 and 5 of magnitude 3.0-3.9.

　　At present, the road leading to the epicenter is blocked in many places, personnel search and rescue is underway, and the earthquake situation has not yet stabilized.

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