A magnitude 6.1 earthquake in a remote mountainous region of Yunnan province has killed at least 398 people and injured more than 1, 800 people. Many people are still missing.
Deadly Earthquake Hits Southwestern China
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![A paramilitary policeman carries a baby in his arms after an earthquake hit Ludian county of Zhaotong, Yunnan province, China, Aug. 3, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/31bb2d98-b83d-48ce-8138-ce23662b41b4_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A paramilitary policeman carries a baby in his arms after an earthquake hit Ludian county of Zhaotong, Yunnan province, China, Aug. 3, 2014.
![A paramilitary policeman carries an elderly man on his back after an earthquake hit Ludian county of Zhaotong, Yunnan province.](https://gdb.voanews.com/cbf54922-6e24-4d1d-813d-bfd94f5f1ab4_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A paramilitary policeman carries an elderly man on his back after an earthquake hit Ludian county of Zhaotong, Yunnan province.
![People run past a hillside alley which is at risk of landslide after an earthquake hit Ludian county of Zhaotong, Yunnan province.](https://gdb.voanews.com/6f028cb2-216e-4488-a79e-4255d7ded941_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People run past a hillside alley which is at risk of landslide after an earthquake hit Ludian county of Zhaotong, Yunnan province.
![An injured child is carried by paramilitary policemen on a stretcher after an earthquake hit Longtoushan township of Ludian county, Yunnan province.](https://gdb.voanews.com/a576b221-8834-4bf4-886f-77f7343af2da_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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An injured child is carried by paramilitary policemen on a stretcher after an earthquake hit Longtoushan township of Ludian county, Yunnan province.