The Sichuan Provincial Department of Culture Travel reminds tourists to travel to the earthquake -stricken area and area of geological disaster risks for the time being

Cover news reporter Yang Jinzhu

According to the China Earthquake Network, at 12:52 on September 5th, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake occurred in Luding County, Ganzi Prefecture, Sichuan (29.59 degrees north latitude, 102.08 degrees east longitude), and the depth of the earthquake was 16 kilometers.

According to the weather forecast released by the Provincial Meteorological Observatory, there was a shower on the earthquake-stricken area (Luding) on September 6th. On the 7-8th, there was a precipitation weather process.The Provincial Geological Disaster Headquarters Office issued a yellow warning of the disaster -it is expected to be in the next 72 hours.The risks of geological disasters in 10 counties (cities) in three cities (states) in Mianning County and Ganluo County, Liangshan Prefecture are high.

The Sichuan Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism reminds the majority of tourists to pay close attention to information such as meteorological disasters, geological disasters, and not to travel to the earthquake -stricken area and geological disaster risks for the time being.

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