Death Toll Rises to 160 in SW China Quake

A total of 160 people had been killed and 6,700 injured in the 7.0-magnitude earthquake in southwest China's Sichuan Province as of 0:40 a.m. Sunday, according to the country's seismological bureau.

The earthquake hit Lushan county of Ya'an city in the province at 8:02 a.m. Saturday Beijing Time, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center.

(Source: Xinhua)