Death toll of 6.8-magnitude quake in China's Sichuan rises to 93

A total of 93 people have been killed and another 25 remain missing after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake jolted Luding county in Southwest China's Sichuan province September 5, local authorities said Monday.

The rescue headquarters said that among the deaths, 55 were killed in Ganzi Tibetan autonomous prefecture, and the other 38 were killed in Ya'an city as of Sunday afternoon.