Rescuers in southwest China tried yesterday to reach remote communities rocked by a series of earthquakes that killed at least 89 people and damaged thousands of buildings, the Xinhua news agency said.
The shallow quakes struck an impoverished, mountainous part of the country with poor infrastructure and communications, cutting off electricity and triggering landslides, hampering rescue efforts.
More than 200,000 people were relocated and up to 740,000 people affected in Yunnan province's six worst-hit counties..
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