Rescue workers search for survivors in Rwanda quake
CYANGUGU, Rwanda, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Aid workers pulled bodies from collapsed buildings in southern Rwanda on Monday after an earthquake that killed at least 44 people and injured hundreds across the Great Lakes region.
Near simultaneous quakes ripped through eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and southern Rwanda on Sunday, toppling buildings and driving people from their homes. The first quake, with a magnitude of 6.0 and its epicentre in Congo, came at 9:34 a.m. (0734 GMT), followed by a 5.0 quake in densely populated southern Rwanda at 1:56 p.m. (1156 GMT).
"This is a catastrophe and we have set up an emergency team to handle the situation," President Paul Kagame told reporters in Kigali. The death toll from that quake stands at 38 while 464 were injured," he said. In Congo, the acting governor of South Kivu province, Bernard Watunakanza, said at least six people had been killed and 238 seriously injured.
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