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                     Chinese Premier Visits Earthquake Zone

   by VOA News

   China's premier visited with earthquake victims Saturday in southwest
   China.
   Wen Jiabao arrived in the impoverished region late Friday, hours after
   back-to-back tremors killed at least 80 people and injured more than
   700.
   Chinese state media warned the death toll from the earthquakes could
   rise because impassable roads and downed communications have made
   collecting information difficult.
   ''The shallow 5.6-magnitude quakes hit Yunnan and Guizhou provinces.
   Officials said emergency aid is being sent to Yunnan, where more than
   100,000 people have been evacuated.

   Some information for this report was provided by AFP and Reuters.

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