3 killed, 27 injured in series of earthquakes in China, over 166 aftershocks recorded in Yangbi region

At least 3 people were killed and 27 others injured after a series of earthquakes jolted Yangbi Yi Autonomous County in China's Yunnan Province on Friday, local authorities said.

Beijing: At least 3 people were killed and 27 others injured after a series of earthquakes jolted Yangbi Yi Autonomous County in China's Yunnan Province on Friday, local authorities said. The quake was felt in all 12 counties and cities of the Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, with Yangbi being the worst hit, Yang Guozong, the ruling Communist Party of China (CPC) chief of the prefecture, said. Two deaths were reported in Yangbi county and one in Yongping County.