The death toll from the powerful Jiuzhaigou earthquake has risen to 25, authorities said on Saturday.
Twenty-four victims have been already identified. As of Saturday night, a total of 176,492 people were affected by the earthquake, among which, 525 people were injured and six others remain missing.
The quake also damaged 73,671 houses including 76 that collapsed.
The 7.0-magnitude quake struck Jiuzhaigoucounty in southwestern China’s Sichuan Province on Tuesday night.
The search and rescue work is almost complete, with tourists evacuated and victims settled down.
Electricity, water supplements, traffic, and communication are all operating like normal now.
Although satellite images by the Chinese Academy of Sciences showed multiple landslides but no major building collapse, Xinhua photographers, who were present at the scene said many tourist spots were badly hit in Jiuzhaigou, including some of its more than 140 lakes - known for their crystal clear water - which turned cloudy from the mud of the landslides.
Jiuzhaigou, or Jiuzhaigou Valley, is in the mountains on the eastern edge of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, and is home to the Qiang ethnic minority.
It is visited by thousands of tourists each year.
