9 Dec 2009

Series of earthquakes hit Malawi and Tanzania

7:44 am on 9 December 2009

Officials in Malawi say a toddler has been killed and 12 people injured after a series of earthquakes hit Malawi and Tanzania.

They say homes collapsed in a region near a new uranium mine.

The strongest quake in a series of at least 12 tremors had a magnitude of 5.9.