Earthquake kills at least 367 in China

A strong earthquake in southern China’s Yunnan province toppled thousands of homes yesterday, killing at least 367 people and injuring more than 1,800.

About 12,000 homes collapsed in Ludian, a densely populated county around 366km northeast of Yunnan’s capital, Kunming, China’s Xinhua News Agency reported.

The magnitude-6.1 quake struck at 4:30pm local time at a depth of 10km, according to the US Geological Survey. Its epicentre was in Longtoushan township, 23km southwest of the city of Zhaotong, the Ludian county seat.