Earthquake In China : 80 People Killed

China Yunnan and Guizhou provinces of the magnitude 5.6 earthquake shook the West today is, at least 80 people were killed, more than 6650 homes destroyed, triggering landslides and disrupting power and communications.

820 injuries were reported today, the official Xinhua news agency said, citing local authorities. Electricity and communications were cut and transport disrupted Luozehe, Yunnan Yiliang County is the city most affected, Xinhua said. In Yunnan, more than 200,000 people have been relocated into 28,000 Guizhou, it said.

Damage was preventing rescuers from reaching remote towns, and small farms and mines quakes afternoon where some of China's poorest people live in an area hit communications were interrupted. Weather Forecast Saturday was a chance of rain in the next three days, which could hamper rescue operations.

But there is some good news, state television reported that the temporary hospitals established since quakes struck with four children had been born was.

5.6 magnitude quake struck just before 1 11:30 Friday afternoon shortly after and was followed by an equally strong earthquake, joined by dozens of aftershocks. Although the medium-strength quakes were shallow, which often causes more damage.

China's Xinhua news agency said the province and destroyed 430,000 houses were damaged and others 6650, as cited in Yunnan authorities.

More than 100,000 people have already been evacuated, Xinhua said, and the Red Cross has sent 650 tents and 3,000 quilts to the region.Officials in rough terrain troops have been deployed to assist rescuers.

"The roads are blocked and rescue team climb over the mountains to reach the hard-hit villages," Li Fuchun, Yunnan Luozehe city's chief was quoted as saying.