Mr. Qi acknowledged that officials had been forewarned that the quake zone, located mostly in the mountains of western Chinas Sichuan province near the Tibetan plateau, was a dangerous area.

• 齐骥承认，政府方面在事先曾收到这片地区是高危区的警告。此次地震灾区大部分位于中国西部省份四川靠近青藏高原的山区里。