Rescue Efforts Continue Following China Quake

Chinese rescue workers continue searching for survivors in the thousands of homes that collapsed following a powerful earthquake in the southwestern province of Yunnan. At least 398 people have been confirmed dead as the result of Sunday's 6.1-magnitude quake, which was centered near the remote town of Longtoushan. The official Xinhua news agency says the quake destroyed 80,000 homes and damaged another 124,000. More than 18,000 rescue workers have been deployed to the...

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