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In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, rescuers deliver supplies via a temporary bridge in the aftermath of an earthquake near Moxi Town of Luding County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Sept. 8, 2022. Heavy rains are complicating earthquake recovery efforts in southwestern China, where the death toll from Monday's disaster has risen.

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, rescuers deliver supplies via an uphill path in the aftermath of an earthquake along the Moxi River near Moxi Town of Luding County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Sept. 8, 2022. Heavy rains are complicating earthquake recovery efforts in southwestern China, where the death toll from Monday's disaster has risen.

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, people carry out an injured person evacuated in the aftermath of an earthquake from Mozigou village near Moxi Town of Luding County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Sept. 8, 2022. Heavy rains are complicating earthquake recovery efforts in southwestern China, where the death toll from Monday's disaster has risen.

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, volunteers wearing face masks prepare foods for earthquake affected people in Moxi Town of Luding County, southwest China's Sichuan Province Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022. The death toll in this week's earthquake in western China has jumped to more than dozen with plenty still missing, the government reported Wednesday, as frustration rose with uncompromising COVID-19 lockdown measures that prevented residents from leaving their buildings after the shaking.

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, rescuers transfer an earthquake affected villager through a damaged mountain road near Moxi Town of Luding County, southwest China's Sichuan Province Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022. The death toll in this week's earthquake in western China has jumped to more than dozen with plenty still missing, the government reported Wednesday, as frustration rose with uncompromising COVID-19 lockdown measures that prevented residents from leaving their buildings after the shaking.

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, rescuers deliver supplies via a temporary bridge in the aftermath of an earthquake near Moxi Town of Luding County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Sept. 8, 2022. Heavy rains are complicating earthquake recovery efforts in southwestern China, where the death toll from Monday's disaster has risen.

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, rescuers deliver supplies via an uphill path in the aftermath of an earthquake along the Moxi River near Moxi Town of Luding County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Sept. 8, 2022. Heavy rains are complicating earthquake recovery efforts in southwestern China, where the death toll from Monday's disaster has risen.

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, people carry out an injured person evacuated in the aftermath of an earthquake from Mozigou village near Moxi Town of Luding County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Sept. 8, 2022. Heavy rains are complicating earthquake recovery efforts in southwestern China, where the death toll from Monday's disaster has risen.

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, volunteers wearing face masks prepare foods for earthquake affected people in Moxi Town of Luding County, southwest China's Sichuan Province Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022. The death toll in this week's earthquake in western China has jumped to more than dozen with plenty still missing, the government reported Wednesday, as frustration rose with uncompromising COVID-19 lockdown measures that prevented residents from leaving their buildings after the shaking.

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, rescuers transfer an earthquake affected villager through a damaged mountain road near Moxi Town of Luding County, southwest China's Sichuan Province Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022. The death toll in this week's earthquake in western China has jumped to more than dozen with plenty still missing, the government reported Wednesday, as frustration rose with uncompromising COVID-19 lockdown measures that prevented residents from leaving their buildings after the shaking.

BEIJING (AP) — The death toll from a major earthquake in western China rose to 93 as the search for survivors continued, authorities said.

A magnitude 6.8 quake hit Sichuan province last week, with much of the damage concentrated in Ganze Tibetan Autonomous Region in the province.

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