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China quake kills 22: state media
0 Comments | AFP, August, 2008
BEIJING (AFP) — Twenty-two people were killed and more than a hundred were injured after an earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale struck southwest China on Saturday, state media reported.
The tremor struck Panzhihua City in Sichuan province at 4.30pm (0830 GMT), according to Xinhua news agency.
It said 17 people had died and about 100 injured in Sichuan, while five were killed and 26 hurt in neighbouring Yunnan province.
In Sichuan a man aged 54 was found dead in rubble in Miyi County, while in Zhongchang Township of Lihui County, another was confirmed to have died when a house collapsed in.
Xinhua said that more than 1,000 houses had been destroyed by the tremor, while about 400 had cracks. It added that teams from the China Earthquake...
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