BEIJING (AP) - Chinese rescue teams carrying tents, quilts and sacks of rice rushed to reach survivors of an earthquake that killed at least 27 people, turned tens of thousands of homes into rubble and cracked reservoirs.

The 6.1-magnitude quake Saturday struck Sichuan province on along the same fault line as a May 12 earthquake that killed nearly 70,000.

Saturday’s quake killed 22 people in Sichuan and five in the neighboring province of Yunnan, the official Xinhua News Agency said Sunday, citing the Ministry of Civil Affairs. The quake destroyed 180,000 homes, damaged major bridges and cracked three reservoirs, the agency said.

Another 362 people were injured and three were missing after the earthquake hit 31 miles (50 kilometers) southeast of Panzhihua city in the southwestern corner of Sichuan, the report said.

Dozens of evacuees had gathered Sunday at a primary school field in Panzhihua, state broadcaster China Central Television showed. Wrapped in quilts, the evacuees, including children and the elderly, lay on plastic sheets and mats on the ground.

About 40,000 people were evacuated and relief efforts were under way, despite being hampered by heavy rains and the region’s rugged terrain, Xinhua said. It said 6,200 tents, 3,500 quilts and 55,000 pounds (25,000 kilograms) of rice had been sent to the quake zone.

Since the 7.9-magnitude May 12 temblor, the region has been hit by scores of aftershocks.