Monday, July 22, 2013
Death toll climbs after China earthquakes
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Fifty-six people have been killed and nearly 300 injured in twin earthquakes that struck China’s northwestern province of Gans
An earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale has struck the northwestern Chinese province of Gansu, but there have been no immediate reports of casualties or damage.
Collapsed buildings after an earthquake in China's Yushu county.
The earthquake hit 51 kilometers from the city of Dali at a depth of 33 kilometers, on Sunday.
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According to Xinhua, the quake in China’s Yunnan Province ruined 2,500 homes, causing 700 others to collapse.
About 34 aftershocks are said to have been recorded following the trembler.
Yunnan’s Civil Affairs Department said that about 55,000 people were affected by the natural disaster.
The provincial earthquake bureau says that a rescue team along with supplies and 6,000 tents are on their way to the area.
In 2008, tens of thousands of people were killed in an 8.0 magnitude quake in China.
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