Special report: Strong Earthquake Jolts SW China

PLA soldiers rush an injured man out of peril, as a strong aftershock measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale jolted Qingchuan County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 25, 2008. The 6.4 magnitude aftershock on Sunday has killed six people and injured nearly one thousand in southwest and northwest China, according to local government sources. (Xinhua Photo) Photo Gallery>>>

Two dead, more than 480 injured as major aftershock hits China quake zone

    CHENGDU, May 25 (Xinhua) -- Two person died and more than 480 were injured, 41 seriously, when a strong aftershock measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale jolted Qingchuan County in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Sunday afternoon.

    The strongest aftershock since the 8.0-magnitude Wenchuan County quake on May 12 also destroyed or severely damaged about 270,000 houses, and like the original quake, was felt across China. Full story