At least 46 people were killed when a strong earthquake struck southwestern China on Monday, state media reported, as violent tremors in a remote region damaged homes and left some areas without electricity. The magnitude 6.6 quake hit about 43 kilometres (26 miles) southeast of the city of Kangding in Sichuan province at a depth of 10 kilometres, according to the US Geological Survey. Chinese state broadcaster CCTV said that 17 people died in Ya'an city, while 29 deaths were reported in neighbouring Ganzi Prefecture. "Another 16 people were missing and 50 injured," CCTV said. Tremors shook buildings in the provincial capital of Chengdu - where millions are confined to their homes under a strict Covid lockdown - and in the nearby megacity of Chongqing, local residents told AFP. "I felt it quite strongly. Some of my neighbours on the ground floor said they felt it very noticeably," said Chen, a resident of Chengdu. "But because Chengdu is currently under epidemic management, people aren't allowed to leave their residential compounds, so many of them rushed out into their courtyards," she added. At least one town had suffered "severe damage" from landslides triggered by the quake,...