Asia-Pacific News
Jun 3, 2007, 2:43 GMT
Beijing - A strong earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale struck an area of south-western China's Yunnan province early Sunday, destroying houses, killing at least two people and injuring more than 200.
The epicentre of the quake at 5:34 a.m. (2134 GMT Saturday) was at 23.0 degrees north and 101.1 degrees east near Yunnan's Pu'er city, near the border with Myanmar, state media quoted the China Earthquake Administration as saying.
There were reports of damage and casualties in the old town of Pu'er, and by mid-morning local officials had confirmed two people dead and more than 200 injured, 15 of them seriously, the official Xinhua news agency said.
Rescue teams were sent to the affected area to assess the damage and help victims, the agency said.
The US Geological Survey said the quake struck at a depth of 10 kilometres.
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