China quake death toll rises

China: The death toll from a magnitude-6.3 earthquake that hit southwestern China, climbed to 398 people, state media reported recently.

China said, it had dispatched thousands of armed police, soldiers and firefighters to the scene. Premier Li Keqiang visited the town on Monday, Xinhua said, urging a quick rescue for those missing and trapped by debris.

The quake, in a remote part of Yunnan province, caused thousands of buildings, including schools to collapse, the news agency reported. The epicenter of the quake was Longtoushan town in the province’s mountainous Ludian county.