Breaking News: More Than 40 Die After Earthquakes Rock China

	Breaking News: More Than 40 Die After Earthquakes Rock China At least 43 people have been killed after two shallow earthquakes with a magnitude of 5.6 struck southwest China on Friday. Some 150 people were injured and 100000 made homeless when the quakes hit the border of southwestern Yunnan and Guizhou provinces. Around 20000 houses collapsed or were damaged during the tremors, a statement by the public affairs bureau in Yunnan's Zhaotong city said. The US Geological Survey said the first quake struck at 11.20am local time at a depth of around 10km (six miles), with a second quake around an hour later. Both had a magnitude of 5.6. Local television footage showed Yiliang, a badly-hit town, strewn with debris and rocks, and people gathering on the streets in panic. Some described how people ran out of buildings screaming as the quake hit. "I was walking on the street when I suddenly felt the ground shaking beneath me. People started rushing outside screaming, it still scares me to think of it now," posted one user on Sina Weibo, a microblogging service similar to Twitter. Another Weibo user who was driving when the quake hit said he felt the road shake beneath him and struggled to keep hold of the steering wheel. The first quake was also felt in neighbouring Sichuan Province. The China Earthquake Networks Centre put its magnitude at 5.7 and said it struck at a depth of 14km (nine miles). Southwest China is prone to earthquakes. In May 2008, an 8.0 magnitude quake rocked Sichuan and parts of neighbouring Shaanxi and Gansu provinces <b>...</b>	From: DynamoMor Views: 0 0 ratings
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