An injured man receives CT examination at a hospital in Minxian County, northwest China's Gansu Province, July 22, 2013. The death toll has climbed to 89 in the 6.6-magnitude earthquake which jolted a juncture region of Minxian County and Zhangxian County in Dingxi City Monday morning. Photo: Xinhua
Rescuers work at quake-hit Yongguang Village of Minxian County, northwest China's Gansu Province, July 22, 2013. The death toll has climbed to 89 in the 6.6-magnitude earthquake which jolted a juncture region of Minxian County and Zhangxian County in Dingxi City Monday morning. Photo: Xinhua
Rescuers walk on a mountain road to reach the hard-hit Yongxing Village of Minxian County, northwest China's Gansu Province, July 22, 2013. The death toll has climbed to 89 in the 6.6-magnitude earthquake which jolted a juncture region of Minxian County and Zhangxian County in Dingxi City Monday morning. Photo: Xinhua
Villagers rest in a tent at quake-hit Hetuo Village of Minxian County, northwest China's Gansu Province, July 22, 2013. The death toll has climbed to 89 in the 6.6-magnitude earthquake which jolted a juncture region of Minxian County and Zhangxian County in Dingxi City Monday morning. Photo: Xinhua
Residents sit beside a tent at Chagu Village of Meichuan Town in Minxian County, northwest China's Gansu Province, early July 23, 2013. The death toll has climbed to 89 in the 6.6-magnitude earthquake which jolted a juncture region of Minxian County and Zhangxian County in Dingxi City Monday morning. Photo: Xinhua
Residents in Gansu province ran onto the streets when they felt the quake.
Houses were flattened by the force of the quake.
Injured people are receiving treatment at local hospitals and clinics.
A rescue operation is under way after a magnitude 5.98 quake hit China's Gansu province.
Chinese state television shows the moment the earthquake struck Dingxi
Residents gather at a makeshift emergency room on the grounds of a hospital after an earthquake hit Minxian county in northwest China's Gansu province Monday July 22, 2013.Photo:AP
A woman cries as she sits amongst the rubble that was once her house in Hetuo township in Dingxi, northwest China's Gansu province on July 22, 2013. Photo: AFP/Getty Images
The death toll from a 6.6-magnitude earthquake in China's northwestern Gansu province
Rescuers clear the debris of a damaged house in quake-hit Majiagou Village of Minxian County, northwest China's Gansu Province, July 22, 2013. Eighty-nine deaths have so far been confirmed in the 6.6-magnitude earthquake which jolted a juncture region of Minxian County and Zhangxian County in Dingxi City Monday morning. Photo: Xinhua
Photo taken on July 22, 2013 shows a damaged house in quake-hit Majiagou village of Minxian County, northwest China's Gansu Province. A 6.6-magnitude earthquake jolted a juncture region of Min County and Zhang County in Dingxi City Monday morning. 
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