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Deadly Quake Hits Southwest China

22 killed in Sichuan, Yunnan Province

By Mary Papenfuss,  Newser Staff

Posted Aug 31, 2008 6:51 AM CDT

(Newser) – A 5.7 earthquake struck an area near Panzhihua City in southwest China yesterday, killing at least 22 people and destroying 1,000 homes in Sichuan and Yunnan provinces, reports the Los Angeles Times. Rescue teams were racing to the area to help at least 126 injured. Heavy rains and difficult terrain were delaying relief efforts, officials said. Some 70,000 people were killed in Sichuan province when a massive earthquake struck in May.



Map locates earthquake in China.
Map locates earthquake in China.   (AP Photo)
Residents gather around a bonfire after an evacutation following an earthquake in Yinlu Village in southwest China's Sichuan Province.
Residents gather around a bonfire after an evacutation following an earthquake in Yinlu Village in southwest China's Sichuan Province.   (AP Photo/Xinhua News Agency, Chen Haining)
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