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Death Toll Risen To 617 From A Strong Earthquake in Northwest China

Photo: Xinhua According to the state media reported on Thursday, the death toll from a huge earthquake in Northwest China, Qinghai Province risen to 617, with another 313 still missing. Reported by China Central Television, there are about 9,110 injured of whom 970 were seriously hurt. > > Read More Death Toll Risen To 617 From A Strong Earthquake in Northwest China is a post from: Daily World Buzz Continue reading

Update China Earthquake: Death Toll Rises to 400

The death toll in China’s earthquake disaster has risen to almost 400 in a mountainous and indigent area of Qinghai province. There were 8,000 injured including primary schoolchildren, who were buried under detritus. The earthquake with a magnitude of 6.9 hit at 7:49 a.m. During this time people were probably still at home and schools were just starting the day. The U.S. Geological Survey recorded several strong aftershocks, just within hours of the initial quake. Update China Earthquake: Death Toll Rises to 400 is a post from: Daily World Buzz Continue reading

China YuShu earthquake today April 14

A photo taken by a mobile phone shows destroyed houses after an earthquake hit the Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Yushu, northwest China#39;s Qinghai province April 14, 2010 in this photo released by China#39;s official Xinhua News Agency. At least 67 people died and many others were buried under the debris after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit Qinghai province early on Wednesday, the China Earthquake Administration said, according to Xinhua News Agency. A 7.1-magnitude earthquake rocked Tibet

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China YuShu earthquake today April 14

Qinghai earthquake April 14, 2010

A view of destroyed houses after an earthquake hit the Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Yushu, Qinghai Province April 14, 2010 in this photo released by China#39;s official Xinhua News Agency. The quake hit the county of Yushu, a Tibetan area in Qinghai#39;s south. A local government Website put the county#39;s population at 89,300, a community of mostly herders and farmers. State broadcaster CCTV said the death toll had risen to about 300, with an additional 8,000 people injured. The China E

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Qinghai earthquake April 14, 2010