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33 people rescued in quake worst-hit Beichuan county seat

Thirty-three people have been rescued as of 8:30 p.m. Friday from debris in the county seat of Beichuan in southwest China's Sichuan Province, one of the worst-hit areas in Monday's strong earthquake. Source: Xinhua ... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Sat, May 17 2008

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