Premier Li sets out for Yunnan quake zone

李克强赶赴云南鲁甸地震灾区指导抗震救灾

4日上午，中共中央政治局常委、国务院总理李克强率有关方面负责人正赶赴云南鲁甸地震灾区察看灾情，指导抗震救灾工作。地震发生后，根据习近平、李克强指示，国务院有关部门和地方迅速行动，正紧急展开应急救援工作。[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.