Earthquake kills three in China

An earthquake has hit a mountainous area in south-western China, killing at least three people and injuring several more.

The quake, which measures 5.9 on the Richter scale by the administration and 5.8 by the US Geological Survey, shook several counties in Yunnan and Sichuan provinces, including the scenic Shangri-La county. A Chinese report said the epicentre was in a village in Shangri-La, but the USGS put it in Benzilan, a small town in a neighbouring county