Rescue efforts under way in quake zone
(chinadaily.com.cn) Updated: 2013-07-23 09:59
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Soldiers search for survivors in Yongguang village, Minxian county, July 22, 2013. Eighty-seven people in the city of Dingxi and two in the neighboring city of Longnan has been confirmed killed in a 6.6-magnitude quake that jolted the border of Minxian and Zhangxian counties at 7:45 am in Northwest China's Gansu province. Two helicopters and about 3,000 armed police, firefighters, soldiers and local government staffers have been sent to the quake-hit region to help with rescue work. [Photo/Xinhua] |
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Soldiers carry the body of a victim in Yongguang village, Minxian county, July 22, 2013. [Photo/Xinhua] |
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