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China earthquake: Troops join search in Yunnan province China earthquake: Troops join search in Yunnan province
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China has sent 2,500 soldiers to the southwest province of Yunnan after an earthquake killed hundreds of people.China has sent 2,500 soldiers to the southwest province of Yunnan after an earthquake killed hundreds of people.
At least 367 people died and more than 2,000 were injured when the magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck on Sunday. At least 381 people died and more than 1,800 were injured when the magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck on Sunday.
Chinese troops with life detection instruments and digging equipment are on their way to the region to search for hundreds of missing people. Chinese troops with life-detection instruments and digging equipment are on their way to the region to help with rescue efforts.
State broadcaster CCTV said the earthquake was the strongest to hit the mountainous province in 14 years.State broadcaster CCTV said the earthquake was the strongest to hit the mountainous province in 14 years.
President Xi Jinping called for "all-out efforts" to find survivors as he dispatched soldiers to the area.President Xi Jinping called for "all-out efforts" to find survivors as he dispatched soldiers to the area.
They will join more than 300 police and firefighters from Zhaotong and about 400 emergency workers and sniffer dogs from across Yunnan province in the rescue operation.They will join more than 300 police and firefighters from Zhaotong and about 400 emergency workers and sniffer dogs from across Yunnan province in the rescue operation.
State news agency Xinhua reported that 12,000 houses had been destroyed and about 30,000 damaged. Premier Li Keqiang was also heading to the area, Xinhua news agency said.
The government has sent 2,000 tents, 3,000 folding beds, 3,000 quilts and 3,000 coats to the disaster zone, Xinhua said. Xinhua reported that 12,000 houses had been destroyed and about 30,000 damaged.
But rescuers trying to deliver the much-needed supplies are struggling to reach the area, according to the BBC's Celia Hatton in Beijing. The government had sent 2,000 tents, 3,000 folding beds, 3,000 quilts and 3,000 coats to the disaster zone, Xinhua said.
But rescuers trying to deliver the much-needed supplies are struggling to reach the area, reports the BBC's Celia Hatton in Beijing.
Unrelenting rain and persisting landslides have left many roads in the region too damaged to use, she adds.Unrelenting rain and persisting landslides have left many roads in the region too damaged to use, she adds.
The US Geological Survey (USGS) said the epicentre was at a relatively shallow depth of 10km (six miles) below the Zhaotong region, in the north-east of the province.The US Geological Survey (USGS) said the epicentre was at a relatively shallow depth of 10km (six miles) below the Zhaotong region, in the north-east of the province.
It hit at 16:30 local time (08:30 GMT) on Sunday.It hit at 16:30 local time (08:30 GMT) on Sunday.
State television broadcast footage of people fleeing their homes after the earthquake, which knocked out electricity supplies and communication lines in the region.State television broadcast footage of people fleeing their homes after the earthquake, which knocked out electricity supplies and communication lines in the region.
"The walls of several buildings crumbled, and water pipes were ruptured," one local resident wrote on Weibo, China's Twitter-like service."The walls of several buildings crumbled, and water pipes were ruptured," one local resident wrote on Weibo, China's Twitter-like service.
Another local told Xinhua that the streets there were like a "battlefield after bombardment", adding that her neighbour's house, a new two-storey building, had collapsed.Another local told Xinhua that the streets there were like a "battlefield after bombardment", adding that her neighbour's house, a new two-storey building, had collapsed.
A spokesman for UN chief Ban Ki-moon said the secretary-general was "saddened by the loss of life" while the White House offered its condolences and said the US "stands ready to assist."A spokesman for UN chief Ban Ki-moon said the secretary-general was "saddened by the loss of life" while the White House offered its condolences and said the US "stands ready to assist."
South-west China lies in an area that is prone to earthquakes.South-west China lies in an area that is prone to earthquakes.
An earthquake in Sichuan in 2008 killed tens of thousands of people while a magnitude 7.7 quake in Yunnan in 1970 killed at least 15,000.An earthquake in Sichuan in 2008 killed tens of thousands of people while a magnitude 7.7 quake in Yunnan in 1970 killed at least 15,000.
Are you in Yunnan or the neighbouring provinces? Have you been affected by the earthquake? You can share your experiences by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk using the subject line " Yunnan earthquake".Are you in Yunnan or the neighbouring provinces? Have you been affected by the earthquake? You can share your experiences by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk using the subject line " Yunnan earthquake".