中国四川省阿坝州九寨沟当地时间8月8日，晚上9时19分发生里氏7级地震，至少造成19人死亡，两百多人受伤。地震发生后，九寨沟县全城停电。目击者发现九寨沟景区内有倒塌、开裂的房屋。专家分析称，此次地震和2008年发生的汶川地震没有实际联系，但两次地震成因相同，都是各自能量积累的结果。

A 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck a remote, mountainous part of China’s southwestern province of Sichuan, killing 19 people, including six tourists, and injuring 247.

中国四川省西南部偏远山区发生7级地震，造成19人死亡，247人受伤，死者包括6名游客。

The Sichuan government said rescuers were gradually evacuating tourists and residents who had been cut off by landslides.

四川省政府表示，救援人员逐渐撤离被土崩堵截的游客和居民。

As many as 30,000 tourists had been evacuated from the quake zone, leading to traffic jams on the narrow roads.

多达3万名游客已从地震区撤离，导致狭窄道路上交通堵塞。

Pictures on state-run social media sites showed some damage in Jiuzhaigou, with tiles having fallen from buildings and people gathering outdoors.

国营社交媒体网站的图片显示九寨沟的毁坏情况，瓦片从建筑物落下以及众人在户外聚集。

Electricity had now largely been restored to the affected areas and the military was also sending rescuers to help with relief efforts.

那些受影响的地区目前已恢复大部分的电力，军方也派遣救援人员协助救援工作。

Sichuan is frequently struck by tremors. A huge quake there in May 2008 killed almost 70,000 people.

四川经常受到震颤袭击。在2008年5月发生的巨大地震造成将近7万人死亡。