Friday 7 September 2012

Quakes in southwest China kill dozens, damage 20,000 homes

BEIJING (Reuters) - Two shallow 5.6 magnitude earthquakes hit southwestern China on Friday, killing at least 50 people and forcing tens of thousands of people from damaged buildings, state media said. The quakes struck near the border of Yunnan and Guizhou provinces, the first one at 11:19 a.m. (0319 GMT) and the second one about 45 minutes later, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said. About 150 people were injured and 20,000 homes damaged, the official Xinhua news agency said. ... via Health News Headlines - Yahoo! News Read More Here..

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