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Earthquakes shake south-west China's Yunnan | Earthquakes shake south-west China's Yunnan |
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A series of earthquakes has hit south-west China, leaving at least 20 people dead and more injured, state-run media say. | |
The quakes struck the border of Yunnan and Guizhou provinces, with the largest felt at 11:19 Beijing time (03:19 GMT), Xinhua news agency said. | The quakes struck the border of Yunnan and Guizhou provinces, with the largest felt at 11:19 Beijing time (03:19 GMT), Xinhua news agency said. |
The US Geological Survey registered the two strongest of the series of quakes at 5.6 magnitude. | The US Geological Survey registered the two strongest of the series of quakes at 5.6 magnitude. |
More than 20,000 houses were damaged, Xinhua said, citing government sources. | |
Yunnan's Yiliang county seemed to have been the worst hit, reports say. | Yunnan's Yiliang county seemed to have been the worst hit, reports say. |
Hundreds of local residents had gathered on streets littered with bricks and rocks, television footage from state-run broadcaster CCTV showed. | |
Users of the Twitter-like weibo reported people rushing out of shaking office buildings, and photos posted online also showed streets strewn with rubble. | |
Hotel staff in the city of Zhaotong in Yunnan said that the quake shook the building, knocking things from tables and shelves, reports the BBC's John Sudworth. | |
They said that people had been asked to leave their rooms and traffic had stopped in the streets, but that there are no sign of panic, our correspondent adds. | |
Local officials said teams had been sent to distribute tents and blankets to those affected. |