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May 12 quake kills 365, injures 10,158 in Gansu Province

The deadly May 12 earthquake in Sichuan Province killed 365 people and injured 10,158 others in neighboring Gansu Province as of Saturday, Vice Governor Feng Jianshen told a press conference on Monday. Nearly 1.8 million people had ... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Mon, Jun 16 2008

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14 Jun 08 visit May 12 quake kills 122, injures 3,368 in Shaanxi Province  »  People's Daily The deadly May 12 quake that ripped through southwestern Sichuan Province also killed 122 people and injured 3,368 others in neighboring Shaanxi Province, Shaanxi Vice Governor Yao Yinliang said at a press conference on Friday afternoon. ...
12 May 08 visit Earthquake kills 48 in NW Gansu Province  »  Shanghai Daily AT least 48 people were killed in northwest China's Gansu Province after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the neighboring Sichuan Province today, local authorities said. Meanwhile, 16 other people were injured...
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13 Apr 07 visit Landslide Kills Four, Injures One in Gansu  »  china.org.cn Four people were killed and another injured in a landslide early on Friday in the suburbs of Lanzhou, capital of northwest China's Gansu Province.

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