Rescue operations underway in quake-hit area
(Xinhua) Updated: 2012-09-08 21:59 |
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A rescuer helps villagers evacuate from falling rocks in the quake-hit Luozehe Town, Southwest China's Yunnan province, Sept 8, 2012. Eighty people have been confirmed dead as of Saturday noon following multiple earthquakes that struck Southwest China's Yunnan province on Friday, local authorities said. Many armed police have served as rescuers and deployed to disaster areas. [Photo/Xinhua] |
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