Yesterday when a strong earthquake hit southwest China's mountainous Yunnan province more than 367 people died and almost 2,000 were injured, bringing homes crashing to the ground and sparking a massive relief operation.
"At least 367 people have been killed and 1,881 people were injured," the official news agency Xinhua reported early on Monday, citing rescuers and raising a previous toll given minutes earlier of 357.
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported the quake at a magnitude of 6.1 and said it struck at a relatively shallow depth of 10 kilometres at 4.30 pm (0830 GMT).
"Too many buildings were damaged and we are collecting data on deaths and injuries," Xinhua quoted local official Chen Guoyong as saying in the township of Longtoushan, which sits at the epicentre.
State television broadcast footage of people running from their homes and gathering in the streets, as witnesses described the devastation on social networks.
"At least 367 people have been killed and 1,881 people were injured," the official news agency Xinhua reported early on Monday, citing rescuers and raising a previous toll given minutes earlier of 357.
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported the quake at a magnitude of 6.1 and said it struck at a relatively shallow depth of 10 kilometres at 4.30 pm (0830 GMT).
"Too many buildings were damaged and we are collecting data on deaths and injuries," Xinhua quoted local official Chen Guoyong as saying in the township of Longtoushan, which sits at the epicentre.
State television broadcast footage of people running from their homes and gathering in the streets, as witnesses described the devastation on social networks.
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