Thousands homeless as China quake wreaks havoc

TENS of thousands of earthquake victims in southwest China were living in tents or in the open yesterday, fearful of returning to their damaged homes a day after a magnitude 6.4 quake killed three and injured at least 300.

Hundreds of aftershocks sent jittery residents scurrying for safety.

“We worry so much about the aftershocks. This morning we had one, and we hid anyplace we could think of,” said Cai Zhongting, who was living with his family in a tent.