Monday, July 22, 2013

L.A. Times - Asia: 6.6 quake in China's Gansu province kills 89, levels homes

L.A. Times - Asia
Headlines from latimes.com 
thumbnail 6.6 quake in China's Gansu province kills 89, levels homes
Jul 23rd 2013, 03:38, by By Julie Makinen

Heavy rains are impeding rescue efforts in some towns. More than 400 aftershocks have been reported in the region southeast of Lanzhou, the provincial capital.

BEIJING — A magnitude 6.6 earthquake in north-central China on Monday killed at least 89 people, injured more than 500 and left five missing, and heavy rains were impeding rescue efforts in some towns, state-run media reported.

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