A powerful earthquake hit southern China, killing at least 398 people and injuring more than 1,800. About 12,000 homes and a school collapsed when the quake struck around 370 kilometres northeast of Yunnan province's capital, Kunming.
Collapsed buildings are seen after a magnitude 6.3 earthquake hit Longtoushan town, Ludian county, Zhaotong, Yunnan province, ChinaReutersRescuers pay their respects to people who were killed during an earthquake in Longtoushan township, Ludian county, Yunnan provinceReutersA paramilitary policeman carries a baby in his arms after an earthquake hit Ludian countyReutersAn injured man looks up as he walks past earthquake debrisReuters
The epicentre of the 6.3 magnitude quake was Longtoushan town in the province's mountainous Ludian county.
Rescuers have found at least 32 survivors as they dig through the wreckage of shattered homes. A five-year-old boy was dug out of the debris by hand, alive but with leg injuries.
Rescue workers use their hands to dig a boy out from debris of a collapsed houseReutersRescue workers evacuate a boy they dug out from under debris of a collapsed house in LongtoushanReuters
More than 2,500 troops have been dispatched to the disaster region, along with tents, quilts, sleeping bags and other emergency supplies.
Liu Jiali places the body of his child onto a sheet after an earthquake killed his wife and two childrenReutersRescuers search for survivors among collapsed buildings after an earthquake hit Ludian countyReutersA paramilitary policeman carries an elderly man on his backReutersYang Hongshun, 9, is seen at a hospital after he was injured in the earthquake in Ludian countyReutersRescuers carry an injured man on a makeshift stretcher down the stairs of a bridgeReuters
