At least 367 dead after quake hits southwest China

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At least 367 dead after quake hits southwest China

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/magnitude-6-3-quake-hits-chinas-guizhou-province-085701641.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/.XkV5P3cZGHQQizcIq4kdQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-08-03T120436Z_697469750_GM1EA831JOD01_RTRMADP_3_CHINA-EARTHQUAKE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Paramilitary policemen carry an injured child on a stretcher after an earthquake hit Longtoushan township of Ludian county" align="left" title="Paramilitary policemen carry an injured child on a stretcher after an earthquake hit Longtoushan township of Ludian county" border="0" /></a>A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck southwestern China on Sunday, killing at least 367 people and leaving 1,881 injured in a remote area of Yunnan province, and causing thousands of 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 it was felt most strongly in Yunnan as well as in the neighboring provinces of Guizhou and Sichuan. The official Xinhua news agency said the epicenter was in Longtoushan town in Yunnan's mountainous Ludian county.</p><br clear="all"/>

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