China Earthquake Rescue Efforts

China has played down reports of a competition with India in earthquake relief efforts in Nepal, with its foreign ministry saying it would like to work with India "positively" to help Nepal, which shares borders with both countries.

An intense rescue operation was under way in China Monday after an earthquake killed at least 381 people and injured thousands more, leaving scenes of devastation across a mountainous area.

A 7.3-magnitude earthquake which struck northwest China's remote and sparsely-populated Xinjiang region yesterday has affected over 7,800 people as seismologists warned that the powerful tremble signals a seismically active period for the Earth.

At least 80 people were killed in earthquakes that hit southwest China, as crippled infrastructure in the remote area complicated efforts to assess the scale of the disaster.

China has played down reports of a competition with India in earthquake relief efforts in Nepal, with its foreign ministry saying it would like to work with India "positively" to help Nepal, which shares borders with both countries.

An intense rescue operation was under way in China Monday after an earthquake killed at least 381 people and injured thousands more, leaving scenes of devastation across a mountainous area.

A 7.3-magnitude earthquake which struck northwest China's remote and sparsely-populated Xinjiang region yesterday has affected over 7,800 people as seismologists warned that the powerful tremble signals a seismically active period for the Earth.

At least 80 people were killed in earthquakes that hit southwest China, as crippled infrastructure in the remote area complicated efforts to assess the scale of the disaster.