The number of victims of the earthquake in China has reached 148 people - most of them are Chinese Muslims

In the earthquake, 117 people died in the Gansu province, where Muslim Chinese live, and 31 people died in the neighboring Qinghai province.

Anadolu reports that the number of earthquake victims in northwestern China's Gansu and Qinghai provinces has reached 148.

According to local authorities, 117 people have now died in Gansu province and 31 in neighboring Qinghai province. In addition, more than a thousand people were injured as a result of the earthquake.

In particular, many victims were given among the Chinese - Hui-Dungans, who believe in the religion of Islam. They were last observed according to Islamic traditions.

We will remind you that on the night of Monday to Tuesday, a 6.2-magnitude earthquake occurred in Jishishan County of Gansu Province in northwestern China, in which at least 110 people lost their lives.

For information, more than 20 million Muslims live in China. Gansu province is the second largest Muslim region.