Earthquake kills more than a hundred in northwest China

An earthquake in northwestern China has killed at least 111 people and injured more than 200 others in two provinces, Chinese state media reported on Tuesday.

Rescuers were searching for survivors after the earthquake, which struck late Monday night in Gansu province’s Jishishan County. According to the state news agency Xinhua, the province reported that 100 people had been killed.

Eleven people in the city of Haidong in neighboring Qinghai province were also killed, the news agency said.

This is a development story.