Premier Li sets out for Yunnan quake zone

李克強趕赴云南魯甸地震災區指導抗震救災

4日上午，中共中央政治局常委、國務院總理李克強率有關方面負責人正趕赴云南魯甸地震災區察看災情，指導抗震救災工作。地震發生后，根據習近平、李克強指示，國務院有關部門和地方迅速行動，正緊急展開應急救援工作。[查看全文]

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang set out on Monday morning for the epicenter of a powerful earthquake that rattled the southwestern province of Yunnan, leaving at least 379 people dead and 1,801 others injured.

The quake struck at 4:30 pm on Sunday with a depth of 12 km. The epicenter was in Longtoushan Township, 23 km southwest of Zhaotong, in Ludian county, the China Earthquake Networks Center reported.