At least 150 dead after quake hits southwest China (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck southwestern China on Sunday, killing at least 150 people in a remote mountainous area of Yunnan province, causing some buildings, including a school, to collapse. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake registered at a shallow depth of less than 1 mile (1.6 km). Chinese state media said was felt most strongly Yunnan, as well as in the neighboring provinces of Guizhou and Sichuan. The official Xinhua news agency said that the epicenter was in Longtoushan town in Yunnans Ludian county. Communications have been seriously affected and rescuers are rushing to the scene, the report said. Pictures posted online by state media showed troops stretchering people away, and bricks which had fallen off buildings damaging cars. Many people rushed out of buildings onto the street after the quake hit, electricity supplies were cut and at least one school collapsed, Xinhua added.
Posted on: Sun, 03 Aug 2014 13:30:56 +0000
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