NOW! A strong earthquake shakes China! Record rains flood Hunan province!

On Saturday afternoon, a magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck the Chinese province of Yunnan. Tremors were also felt in neighboring Myanmar. The earthquake occurred at 15:57 local time. The epicenter was at a depth of 18 kilometers. Aftershocks were later recorded. On social networks, eyewitnesses share footage of the natural disaster. Some people ran out into the street. Several buildings were reported to have received minor damage. Rescue teams were sent to the affected areas. There is no official information about the destruction and casualties yet. Aftershocks are likely in the coming days. Yunnan is a province in the south of the People’s Republic of China. The province’s population is 47.2 million people. The administrative center and largest city is Kunming. Heavy rains hit the southeastern provinces of the country. More than 130 millimeters of rain per square meter fell in Hunan province. Hunan is a province in southeast China, on the southern bank of the Yangtze River. According to the 2020 census, Hunan had a population of about 66.4 million. The administrative center and largest city is Changsha.