China quake death toll more than doubles to 54, hundreds hurt

The death toll from a 6.6 magnitude earthquake in China's western Gansu province on Monday more than doubled to 54 people, the municipal government said, with hundreds injured as many homes in affected areas collapsed.

The quake hit Minxian and Zhangxian counties, about 170 km (105 miles) southeast of the provincial capital of Lanzhou, at 7.45 on Monday morning, the official Xinhua news agency said.

Strong quake in Indonesia's Aceh province, kills 22

The magnitude-6.1 quake struck yesterday afternoon at a depth of just 10 kilometers and was centered on the far western tip of Sumatra island in Aceh province.Soldiers, police and volunteers fanned out across an earthquake-damaged region of western Indonesia today, scouring the debris of fallen homes and landslides for possible victims of a temblor that killed at least 22 people and injured hundreds.

The magnitude-6.1 quake struck yesterday afternoon at a depth of just 10 kilometers and was centered on the far western tip of Sumatra island in Aceh province.