On the night of August 8, while I was reading a book, a terrible earthquake happened. The 7.0-magnitude earthquake hit Jiuzhaigou County of southwest Sichuan Province at 9:19 p.m. on August 8th, 2017.
Twenty-five people died and more than 500 people got injured(受伤) in the earthquake. Eleven of the dead are tourists and thirteen are local people. The identity (身份)of the rest one was not yet known.
The seriously injured people were sent to the Sichuan Provincial Peoples Hospital. Thousands of volunteers hurried to the earthquake area to help and save the injured people. Lots of people gave away money for them.
Jiuzhaigou is a popular tourist attraction with beautifulnaturalscenery in the mountains. It is known as the fairyland on the earth. Every year, a large number of people including foreign tourists go there for a visit.
When the earthquake happened, lots of tourists with their children were spending their holiday there, as it was summer vacation. It's reported that a 12-year-old girl from Wuhan lost both her parents in this earthquake. When I heard the news, I was very sad. May the dead rest in peace. Hope all the injured people can recover(恢复) from the sadness and pains in the earthquake soon.