QUAKE HITS CHINA, MAGNITUDE 5.9

I reproduce part of a CNN Report on the devastating Earthquake in NW China that hit it on Monday 22nd July 2013. It is with sadness that I report this disaster with loss of lives happening on the date I asked everyone to be careful. OR NI TOR FOR. (CNN) -- Rescue teams are scrambling to reach the site of a strong and shallow earthquake in northwest China that has killed at least 54 people, according to state media. Another 337 people were injured in the quake which tore through Gansu Province, the China Daily newspaper reported. The quake hit along the border of two counties -- Min and Zhang -- at around 7:45 a.m. local time, according to state news agency Xinhua. Emergency services are converging on the area, including the Red Cross Society of China, which is sending 200 tents and other supplies to shelter and sustain those left without homes. According to state broadcaster CCTV, Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged crews to prioritize the rescue of survivors and minimize casualties. The original quake and powerful aftershocks caused roofs to collapse, cut telecommunications lines and damaged a major highway linking the provincial capital of Lanzhou to the south, according to China Daily. More than 300 armed police troops and 64 heavy machines have been dispatched to repair National Highway No. 212, the paper reported. Train services in the area have also been suspended. Rescue efforts are expected to be hampered by heavy rain that's soaked the region in recent weeks. More rain is forecast and experts have warned about potential landslides