China earthquake News

China Threatened by Flooding From Lakes Formed by Quake

Rescuers raced Tuesday to evacuate villages near rising lakes formed by landslides, complicating relief efforts following a strong earthquake in southern China that killed at least 398 people and has left thousands homeless. Rescue teams have freed scores of trapped …

Several Thousand Homes Destroyed by Quake in Southern China

A strong earthquake jolted southern China’s Yunnan province on Sunday, toppling thousands of homes and killing at least 150 people. The magnitude-6.1 quake struck at 4:30 p.m. at a depth of 10 kilometers (6 miles), according to the U.S. Geological …

Toll From China Quake Hits 94, With 1,000 Injured

Rescuers with shovels and sniffer dogs chipped away at collapsed hillsides Tuesday as the death toll rose to 94 from a strong earthquake in a farming region of northwest China. Just one person was listed as missing and 1,001 as …