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32 dead or missing after China quake: state media
0 Comments | AFP, August, 2008
BEIJING (AFP) — At least 32 people were killed or reported missing and about 258,000 homes destroyed in a powerful earthquake in southwest China, state media said Sunday.
More than 460 people were injured in Saturday's 6.1-magnitude earthquake, which rocked Sichuan and Yunnan provinces, the official Xinhua news agency reported, citing the Ministry of Civil Affairs and local agencies.
Most of those killed were residents of Sichuan, which was devastated by a massive earthquake in May that left nearly 88,000 people dead or missing.
More than 700,000 people were affected by Saturday's quake, Xinhua said.
"Some of the infrastructure in the quake zone was severely damaged," it quoted the ministry as saying.
Rescue teams rushed to bring tents, food...
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