Earthquake damage was widespread

In Pingwu county, financial losses were in excess of 110 million yuan

The magnitude 7.0 earthquake in Jiuzhaigou county, Sichuan province, on Tuesday also left victims and damage in neighboring areas, authorities said on Sunday.

Twenty-five people died as a result of the earthquake Tuesday night in Jiuzhaigou, a county in the Aba Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture, and 525 people were injured. The identity of 21 of the dead has been confirmed, provincial government officials said on Sunday.