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Four die after wall collapse in Yunnan quake zone

Source: | 2014-08-28

[Inkunming--Yunnan]  Four villagers died on Tuesday when they dismantled their home damaged in a strong earthquake in southwest China's Yunnan Province.

The victims were killed after a wall of the dilapidated house collapsed in Qiaojia county, a worst-hit area by the 6.5-magnitude tremor on Aug. 3, according to the local quake relief headquarters.

The disaster killed more than 600 people and destroyed 80,000 homes.

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