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Four buried rescued in Sichuan about 120 hours after devastating quake

Rescuers pulled four people alive from the earthquake debris in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Saturday, about five days after the tremor. The 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck Wenchuan County, about 159 km northwest of Sichuan ... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Sun, May 18 2008

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