Southwest China Quake Kills Hundreds

Chinese officials said an earthquake in a remote mountainous region of the country's southwest has killed at least 357people and collapsed thousands of buildings. Officials said more than 1,400 people were injured in Sunday's quake. Many people are still missing. The quake's epicenter was in Longtoushan in southwestern Yunnan province, at a depth of 12 kilomters, the official Xinhua news agency said. Ludian County, a densely populated county with nearly 430,000...

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