Sunday, June 03, 2007

China Earthquake

Two people are reported dead and 200 injured after an eathquake with a magnitude of 6.4 hit the southwestern Chinese province of Yunnan on Sunday. Some buildings collapsed. communications are difficult. Several thousand tents are being sent to the area. there were a number of aftershocks too. A five year old boy was one of the dead. He was crushed when the family home collapsed. They expect that 120,000 people will have to be evacuated.

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