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Deadly Earthquake Strikes Southwest China

VOA News

   At least four people are dead and 23 others injured after a strong
   earthquake struck southwest China late Monday.

   Geologists at the China Earthquake Networks Center said a 5.0-magnitude
   earthquake struck inQiaojiacounty in Yunnan province.

   China is prone to earthquakes, especially in its mountainous western
   and southwestern regions. One of the worst disasters of its kind
   occurred in 2008, when nearly 90,000 were killed when a strong
   earthquake struck Sichuan province.

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