A spokesman for UN chief Ban Ki-moon said the secretary-general was "saddened by the loss of life",

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KUNMING, China (2nd UPDATE) – An intense rescue directory for country inns suites operation was under way in China Monday, August 4, after an earthquake killed at least 381 people and injured thousands directory for country inns suites more, leaving scenes of devastation across a mountainous area.
Soldiers stretchered the injured away from the scene in the immediate aftermath, one carrying an elderly man on his back another a child in his arms, with residents fleeing in terror as aftershocks hit.
In Ludian county, the worst-affected area, Xinhua said its reporters "saw drenched survivors sit along the muddy roads waiting directory for country inns suites for food and medication. Some half-naked survivors were quivering in the rain".
Volunteer Ma Hao, a college student who was helping to carry the injured out of the collapsed buildings in Longtoushan, described a race to pull the living from the rubble that left little time for the dead.
A spokesman for UN chief Ban Ki-moon said the secretary-general was "saddened by the loss of life", while the White House National Security Council also offered condolences, and said the United States "stands ready to assist".
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