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Photos: Massive quake in southern China leaves a trail of destruction

FP Staff August 4, 2014, 09:45:55 IST

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck southwestern China on Sunday, killing at least 381 people in a remote mountainous area of Yunnan province and leaving over 1881 injured.

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Photos: Massive quake in southern China leaves a trail of destruction

[caption id=“attachment_1648013” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] A general view shows collapsed houses after an earthquake hit Ludian county, Yunnan province August 3, 2014. A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck southwestern China on Sunday, killing at least 150 people in a remote mountainous area of Yunnan province, causing some buildings, including a school, to collapse, Xinhua News Agency reported. REUTERS A general view shows collapsed houses after an earthquake hit Ludian county, Yunnan province August 3, 2014. A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck southwestern China on Sunday, killing at least 381 people in a remote mountainous area of Yunnan province and leaving over 1881 injured. Reuters[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_1648015” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] (L) A building is damaged after an earthquake hit Ludian county, Yunnan province August 3, 2014. (R) People look for survivors buried under debris after an earthquake hit Ludian county, Yunnan province August 3, 2014. A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck southwestern China on Sunday, killing at least 150 people in a remote mountainous area of Yunnan province, causing some buildings, including a school, to collapse, Xinhua News Agency reported. REUTERS (L) A building is damaged after an earthquake hit Ludian county, Yunnan province. (R) People look for survivors buried under debris after an earthquake hit Ludian county, Yunnan province. Reuters[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_1648017” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] Debris of collapsed houses are seen scattered along a street, after a deadly earthquake hit Longtoushan town on Sunday, in Ludian county, Zhaotong, Yunnan province August 4, 2014. REUTERS Debris of collapsed houses are seen scattered along a street, after a deadly earthquake hit Longtoushan town on Sunday, in Ludian county, Zhaotong, Yunnan. Reuters[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_1648019” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] An injured child is carried by paramilitary policemen on a stretcher after an earthquake hit Longtoushan township of Ludian county, Yunnan province August 3, 2014. A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck southwestern China on Sunday, killing at least 26 people in a remote mountainous area of Yunnan province, causing some buildings to collapse including a school. REUTERS An injured child is carried by paramilitary policemen on a stretcher after an earthquake hit Longtoushan township of Ludian county, Yunnan province. Reuters[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_1648021” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] A paramilitary policeman carries a baby in his arms after an earthquake hit Ludian county of Zhaotong, Yunnan province August 3, 2014. The magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck southwestern China on Sunday, killing at least 175 people and leaving more than 180 missing and 1,400 injured in the remote area of Yunnan province, causing thousands of buildings, including a school, to collapse, Xinhua News Agency reported. REUTERS A paramilitary policeman carries a baby in his arms after an earthquake hit Ludian county of Zhaotong, Yunnan province. Reuters[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_1648025” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] Paramilitary policemen carry an injured woman with a stretcher after an earthquake hit Ludian county of Zhaotong, Yunnan province August 3, 2014. The magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck southwestern China on Sunday, killing at least 175 people and leaving more than 180 missing and 1,400 injured in a remote area of Yunnan province, causing thousands of buildings, including a school, to collapse, Xinhua News Agency reported. REUTERS Paramilitary policemen carry an injured woman with a stretcher after an earthquake hit Ludian county of Zhaotong, Yunnan province. Reuters[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_1648023” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] A boy cries next to his sister at a hospital after they were injured in an earthquake in Ludian county of Zhaotong, Yunnan province August 3, 2014. A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck southwestern China on Sunday, killing at least 175 people and leaving more than 180 missing and 1,400 injured in a remote area of Yunnan province, causing thousands of buildings, including a school, to collapse. REUTERS A boy cries next to his sister at a hospital after they were injured in an earthquake in Ludian county of Zhaotong, Yunnan province. Reuters[/caption]

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