China Rescue Efforts Slowed by Rain After Quake Kills 398
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Torrential rains slowed rescue efforts after a magnitude-6.5 earthquake killed at least 398 people in southwest China, as Premier Li Keqiang flew to the region to oversee the response to the disaster.
Three people remained missing in the region around the city of Zhaotong in the southwestern province of Yunnan, the official Xinhua News Agency reported. The quake, which hit yesterday afternoon, injured 1,801 and destroyed at least 12,000 homes, it said.