Rescue workers have plucked more than 60 more survivors from the rubble following Monday’s massive earthquake in southwestern China, as a strong new aftershock hit and the death toll rose to almost 30,000.
The United States Geological Survey reported a tremor of 6.1 magnitude early on Sunday centered 50 miles west of Guangyuan, the latest in a series of aftershocks to hit Sichuan province.
The official Xinhua news agency said there was no immediate word of additional damage or casualties in the area.
In the provincial capital, Chengdu, some 200 km south of the new tremor’s epicenter, buildings swayed and people rushed out into the streets, risking a soaking from a passing storm.
At least 56 people were rescued in Yingxiu, close to the epicenter of Monday’s 7.9 magnitude quake, but around 11,000 people are thought to remain trapped, the official Xinhua news agency said.
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