400,000 flee homes in China quake
Updated on 09 July 2009
More than 400,000 people fled their homes after an earthquake rocked south-western China, killing one person and destroying thousands of houses, state media said.
The magnitude-6.0 quake, centred in Yunnan province's Yao'an county, also injured 325 others, 24 seriously, the Xinhua News Agency said.
Yunnan Television showed displaced residents sleeping outdoors in makeshift beds, while others packed into emergency tents, bundles of provisions and clothing in tow.
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