About 400 dead, 8,000 injured in 7.1-magnitude quake in China's Qinghai
About 400 dead, 8,000 injured in 7.1-magnitude quake in China's Qinghai
16:43, April 14, 2010
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A 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit northwest China's Qinghai Province early on Wednesday, the China Earthquake Networks Center said. (Xinhua/Meng Lijing)
About 400 people have died and 8,000 others were injured after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit northwest China's Qinghai Province early on Wednesday, said Huang Limin, deputy secretary-general of the Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture government.
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Photo taken by mobile phone on April 14, 2010 shows the destroyed houses after an earthquake in the Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Yushu, northwest China's Qinghai Province. (Xinhua/Zhang Hongshuan)
1 comment:
How scary! I hope the world pulls together once again in order to help the victims of this quake.
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