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Earthquake Devastates Southwestern China Province

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Southwestern China's Yunnan province Sunday, killing at least 398 people and injuring over 1,000. Thousands of buildings, including a school, were razed.
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A general view shows collapsed houses after an earthquake hit Ludian county, Yunnan province August 3, 2014 (Photo:Reuters)
A general view shows collapsed houses after an earthquake hit Ludian county, Yunnan province August 3, 2014 (Photo:Reuters)
Rescuers (R) bow as they pay tribute to residents who were killed during the earthquake, Sunday (Photo: Reuters)
Rescuers (R) bow as they pay tribute to residents who were killed during the earthquake, Sunday (Photo: Reuters)
Injured people wait for help in a hospital in Ludian county in southwest China's Yunnan province, China, 04 August 2014 (Photo: EFE)
Injured people wait for help in a hospital in Ludian county in southwest China's Yunnan province, China, 04 August 2014 (Photo: EFE)
Rescuers carry an injured man with a makeshift stretcher after an earthquake hit Longtoushan township of Ludian county, Yunnan province August 4, 2014 (Photo: Reuters)
Rescuers carry an injured man with a makeshift stretcher after an earthquake hit Longtoushan township of Ludian county, Yunnan province August 4, 2014 (Photo: Reuters)
A woman carries her son on her back as she prays for those affected by Sunday's earthquake which hit Longtoushan town, at a temple in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, August 5, 2014. (Photo: Reuters)
A woman carries her son on her back as she prays for those affected by Sunday's earthquake which hit Longtoushan town, at a temple in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, August 5, 2014. (Photo: Reuters)
A man holds a picture as he stands among debris of collapsed buildings (Photo:Reuters)
A man holds a picture as he stands among debris of collapsed buildings (Photo:Reuters)
Yang Hongshun, 9, is seen at a hospital after he was injured during the earthquake in Yunnan province, Sunday (Photo: Reuters)
Yang Hongshun, 9, is seen at a hospital after he was injured during the earthquake in Yunnan province, Sunday (Photo: Reuters)
A paramilitary policeman carries an elderly man on his back (Photo: Reuters)
A paramilitary policeman carries an elderly man on his back (Photo: Reuters)
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (C) talks to rescuers as he visits the earthquake-hit Longtoushan township of Ludian county, Yunnan province August 4, 2014 (Photo: Reuters)
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (C) talks to rescuers as he visits the earthquake-hit Longtoushan township of Ludian county, Yunnan province August 4, 2014 (Photo: Reuters)
Liu Jiali (front L) cries as his daughter (C) wipes his tear after an earthquake killed Liu's wife and two other children in Longtoushan township of Ludian county, Yunnan province (Photo: Reuters)
Liu Jiali (front L) cries as his daughter (C) wipes his tear after an earthquake killed Liu's wife and two other children in Longtoushan township of Ludian county, Yunnan province (Photo: Reuters)
A woman wipes her face as she waits for rescuers to search for her relatives who are buried under the collapsed buildings after an earthquake hit Longtoushan township of Ludian county, Yunnan province August 4, 2014 (Photo: Reuters)
A woman wipes her face as she waits for rescuers to search for her relatives who are buried under the collapsed buildings after an earthquake hit Longtoushan township of Ludian county, Yunnan province August 4, 2014 (Photo: Reuters)
Rescue workers evacuate an injured person after a magnitude 6.3 earthquake hit Longtoushan town, Ludian county, Zhaotong, Yunnan province, August 4, 2014. (Photo: Reuters)
Rescue workers evacuate an injured person after a magnitude 6.3 earthquake hit Longtoushan town, Ludian county, Zhaotong, Yunnan province, August 4, 2014. (Photo: Reuters)
A man carries a girl as they are evacuated after a magnitude 6.3 earthquake hit Longtoushan town, Ludian county, Zhaotong, Yunnan province, August 4, 2014. (Photo: Reuters)
A man carries a girl as they are evacuated after a magnitude 6.3 earthquake hit Longtoushan town, Ludian county, Zhaotong, Yunnan province, August 4, 2014. (Photo: Reuters)
An injured man looks up as he walks next to debris after an earthquake hit Ludian county, Yunnan province August 4, 2014. (Photo: Reuters)
An injured man looks up as he walks next to debris after an earthquake hit Ludian county, Yunnan province August 4, 2014. (Photo: Reuters)
An injured woman is carried down a mountain on a ladder by rescue workers after a deadly earthquake hit Longtoushan town on Sunday, Ludian county, Zhaotong, Yunnan province, August 3, 2014. Picture taken August 3, 2014. (Photo: Reuters)
An injured woman is carried down a mountain on a ladder by rescue workers after a deadly earthquake hit Longtoushan town on Sunday, Ludian county, Zhaotong, Yunnan province, August 3, 2014. Picture taken August 3, 2014. (Photo: Reuters)
Rescue workers are transported into an earthquake zone on a front loader in Zhaotong, Yunnan province, August 5, 2014. (Photo: Reuters)
Rescue workers are transported into an earthquake zone on a front loader in Zhaotong, Yunnan province, August 5, 2014. (Photo: Reuters)
People suffering from severe injuries are transported onto a train heading for Kunming to receive better medical treatment after Sunday's earthquake at a railway station in Zhaotong, Yunnan province, August 5, 2014. (Photo: Reuters)
People suffering from severe injuries are transported onto a train heading for Kunming to receive better medical treatment after Sunday's earthquake at a railway station in Zhaotong, Yunnan province, August 5, 2014. (Photo: Reuters)
Children hold candles and signs, as they pose for a picture during a event organised to pray for those affected by a magnitude 6.3 earthquake that hit Longtoushan town, Ludian county, in Yangzhou. (Photo: Reuters)
Children hold candles and signs, as they pose for a picture during a event organised to pray for those affected by a magnitude 6.3 earthquake that hit Longtoushan town, Ludian county, in Yangzhou. (Photo: Reuters)
Published 4 August 2014
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