Thousands Evacuated After Quakes Hit SW China

December 27, 2008 11:45 AM

Two earthquakes struck Yunan on Friday; a 4.9 magnitude quake at Ruili, on the Myanmar-China border, and a 4.3 magnitude quake near Kunming.   Nine peope were injured, a government building collapsed in Ruili, over a hundred houses were damaged in Kunming, and approximately 30,000 people had to be evacuated from the area. Relief workers and supplies have been sent.

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