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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 50 people dead and 150 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. |
The quakes affected mostly mountainous areas that saw landslides, reports say. | |
Zhang Junwei, a spokesman from the Yunnan seismological bureau, told the Associated Press (AP) agency that most of the deaths were from Yunnan's Yiliang county. | |
"The casualty number is still being compiled. I don't know what was like for the other towns, but my town got hit badly," another government official in Yiliang told AP. | |
No deaths have been reported in Guizhou so far. | |
At least 100,000 people have been evacuated and more than 20,000 houses damaged, Xinhua says. | |
Mobile and regular phone service in the area was experiencing disruption, according to reports. | |
Hundreds of local residents had gathered on streets littered with bricks and rocks, television footage from state-run broadcaster CCTV showed. | 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. | 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 told the BBC that the quake shook the building, knocking things from tables and shelves, reports the BBC's John Sudworth. | Hotel staff in the city of Zhaotong in Yunnan told the BBC 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 there are no sign of panic, our correspondent adds. | They said that people had been asked to leave their rooms and traffic had stopped in the streets, but there are no sign of panic, our correspondent adds. |
Local officials said teams had been sent to distribute tents and blankets to those affected. | Local officials said teams had been sent to distribute tents and blankets to those affected. |
The largest of the quakes was also felt in the neighbouring province of Sichuan, where a 7.8 magnitude quake in 2008 left tens of thousands dead. | |
Have you been affected by the earthquakes? Have you been evacuated from your home? Send us your experiences using the form below. | Have you been affected by the earthquakes? Have you been evacuated from your home? Send us your experiences using the form below. |