10 killed in earthquake

At least 10 people died and hundreds of homes collapsed when a strong earthquake rumbled through western China’s mountainous Xinjiang region near the border with Kazakhstan today.

10 killed in earthquake
Mon, 01 Dec, 2003 - 08:26

At least 10 people died and hundreds of homes collapsed when a strong earthquake rumbled through western China’s mountainous Xinjiang region near the border with Kazakhstan today.

More than 40 people were injured and 700 houses fell, the official Xinhua News Agency said.

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