China earthquakes prompt massive evacuation
Saturday, September 8, 2012 - 01:01
in Earth & Climate
At least 80 people were killed in the pair of quakes that hit a rural area in the border region of Yunnan and Guizhou provinces, in the southwest.BEIJING — At least 80 people were killed Friday when a pair of earthquakes jolted a mountainous region of southwestern China, triggering landslides, damaging thousands of buildings and forcing thousands of residents from their homes, the official New China News Agency said.