China Quake Rescue Efforts Continue as Death Toll Passes 400

Chinese rescue workers continue searching for survivors in the thousands of homes that collapsed following a powerful earthquake Sunday in the southwestern province of Yunnan. Authorities on Tuesday said the death toll has risen to 410, with 12 people still missing from the 6.1-magnitude quake that 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. Nearly a quarter of a million people have...

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