More than 300 injured in SW China 6.0-magnitude quake

KUNMING, July 9 (Xinhua) -- More than 300 people were injured and more than 10,000 houses collapsed in a 6.0-magnitude earthquake that hit southwest China's Yunnan Province Thursday evening, local authorities said.

Soldiers pitch tents for the quake-afflicted people. More than 300 peoplewere injured and more than 10,000 houses collapsed in a  6.0-magnitude earthquake that hit southwest China's Yunnan Province  Thursday evening, local authorities said. (Xinhua Photo)

Among the victims, 30 suffered severe injuries while the other 305 were slightly injured as of 1 a.m., said the quake-relief headquarters in Yao'an County, Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture.

All the severely injured were being treated at the People's Hospital of Yao'an.

The headquarters previously put the number of injuries at 336, among whom 56 were severely injured.

More than 10,000 houses collapsed and more than 30,000 others were damaged in six counties in Chuxiong, according to the latest figure.