6.8-magnitude quake hits China's Sichuan province
Beijing (PTI): A 6.8-magnitude earthquake jolted Luding County in southwest China's Sichuan province on Monday, officials said.
The epicentre of the quake, which occurred at 12:25 pm local time, was monitored at 29.59 degrees north latitude and 102.08 degrees east longitude at a depth of 16 km, China Earthquake Networks Centre was quoted as saying by the state-run Xinhua news agency.
Details are awaited.
Sichuan province located adjacent to Tibet is prone to quakes.
The Tibetan plateau is known to be prone to heavy earthquakes as it sits right over the place where the tectonic Eurasian and Indian plates meet, often colliding with huge force.
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Maha woman rescued in Udupi reunited with family
Mangaluru/Udupi (PTI): A woman from Maharashtra, rescued in a distressed condition along a national highway in Udupi district about a month ago, has been reunited with her family after recovering from a mental health episode, officials said on Wednesday.
The 45-year-old woman hails from Satara district in Maharashtra, they said.
She was found wandering late at night in February on the Ambalapady stretch of National Highway 66 but later she was housed in safe custody, police said.
According to officials, social worker Vishu Shetty noticed her wandering on the roadside and rescued her before shifting her to a shelter facility. She was later admitted to the district hospital for treatment.
Doctors said she gradually responded to medical care and counselling and was able to recall details about her family, enabling authorities to trace her relatives.
Her brother and other family members subsequently arrived in Udupi and took her back home. Police and hospital staff assisted in the rescue and rehabilitation process.
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