China's Quake Victims Lack Medical Help, Food and Shelter As Rains Pour Down

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Damaged houses are seen following an earthquake in Yunnan's Ludian county, Aug. 4, 2014.

China's Quake Victims Lack Medical Help, Food and Shelter As Rains Pour Down
2014-08-04

Relief efforts at the epicenter of a weekend earthquake that left at least 398 people dead in the southwestern province of Yunnan were severely hampered Monday by landslides and torrential rain.

About 230,000 people have been evacuated following the collapse of about 12,000 homes in the 6.1 magnitude quake which struck Sunday in Ludian county, about 370 kilometers (230 miles) northeast of Yunnan province's capital, Kunming, the official Xinhua News Agency reported.

While rescue teams were trawling through rubble, laying bodies out in the streets of Yunnan's worst-hit Longtoushan township, volunteers and survivors said many people had likely died of injuries in spite of having been dug out from the ruins of buildings.

Those who did survive were soaked by the rainfall, and still lack food and medication, rescue workers and victims told RFA.