The recent riots in Tibet Autonomous Region, Sichuan and Gansu Provinces have hit the headlines across the world. Some questions and answers about the casualties and damages:

Q: How many people were killed or injured in Lhasa?

A: Eighteen civilians and one police officer were killed in the Lhasa unrest, and 623 people including 241 police and armed police were injured.

Q: Who are among the victims of the Lhasa unrest?

A: An arson attack at a shop named Yishion saw five female sales assistants, aged around 20, burnt to death, while another arson attack at a motorbike shop caused the deaths of five people, including an eight-month-old boy and his parents.

In a separate incident Zuo Yuancun, a 1.7-meter-tall man, was burnt to death, in another incident, a migrant worker was stabbed. In another case, a woman was severely beaten and her ear was sliced off.

A doctor named Losang Cering was assaulted by knife-wielding rioters when successfully saving a six-year-old boy who had been trampled and suffocated.

The rioters scooped a fist-sized chunk flesh from the buttocks of Liu Dingwei, a young police officer.

Q: What is the cost of the damage in Lhasa?

A: Damage is estimated at more than 244 million yuan (about 34 million U.S. dollars).

Q: What is the casualty total in Gansu?

The riot in the Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Gannan in northwest China's Gansu Province saw 94 people injured, including 64 police, 27 armed police, two government officials and one civilian.