RESCUERS with shovels and bare hands were still clawing through rubble late last night to hunt for survivors of a quake in a remote area of China which killed over 600 people and left thousands homeless.

China poured rescue workers and equipment into a mountainous Tibetan region today in a bid to find survivors after earthquakes killed more than 600 people and injured thousands.

A SERIES of strong earthquakes struck a mountainous Tibetan area of western China, killing at least 400 people and injuring more than 10,000 as houses made of mud and wood collapsed, officials said.

At least 400 people were killed in a series of strong earthquakes that struck a remote area of China today.