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  Death toll in China quake mounts to 600

  World | August 06, 2014 13:15 IST

  Beijing: The death toll in a powerful 6.5 magnitude earthquake that hit southwest China neared 600 today as 4,200 people were evacuated after artificial lakes formed by the landslides posed a risk of flooding.The death

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  China quake toll touches 410, artificial lakes pose threat

  World | August 05, 2014 16:50 IST

  Beijing: Rescuers in quake-hit Chinese village today faced difficulty in evacuating villages near rising lakes formed by landslides, complicating relief efforts following a powerful 6.5 magnitude earthquake that killed at least 410 people and injured

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  Quake jolts China, 61 injured

  World | April 25, 2013 18:31 IST

  Beijing, Apr 25:  A 4.8 magnitude earthquake jolted a city in southwest China's Sichuan Province today, leaving 61 people injured, six days after a strong quake in the same province had killed nearly 200 people.More

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  New-borns christened to remember China quake

  World | April 24, 2013 12:35 IST

  Beijing, Apr 24: Mothers in quake-hit areas in southwest China named their new-borns with characters like "luck" and "quake" to mark their births after the devastating earthquake.Over a dozen babies have been delivered in make-shift

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  157 killed, 3,000 injured in China quake

  World | April 20, 2013 21:17 IST

  Beijing, Apr 20: At least 157 people were killed and more than 3,000 others injured Saturday when a devastating earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale struck southwest China's Sichuan province, adjacent to a region

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  64 killed, over 150 injured in China quake

  World | September 07, 2012 20:41 IST

  Beijing, Sep 7: At least 64 people were killed and more than 150 others injured today when a shallow earthquake followed by a series of aftershocks jolted the mountainous southwest China, triggering landslides and toppling

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  25 Killed, 250 Injured In Earthquake In China

  World | March 11, 2011 10:49 IST

  Beijing, Mar 11: The death toll from the 5.8 magnitude earthquake that hit Yingjiang County in southwest China's Yunnan Province, close to Myanmar border, yesterdayhas risen to 25, local authorities have said.So far, 250 people