Lushan earthquake coverage: the thrid day of relief
Staff Reporter | | Apr 23, 2013 06:22 PM EDT |
Since a strong earthquake hit Ya'an city, southern China on April 20, 193 has been killed in the whole Sichuan Province.
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The disaster has caused heavy loss of life and property to the affected area. Rescue teams were mobilized and the relief work was set off once the sad news spread out.
China top leaders today gathered to vowed that China will conquer this catastrophe.
According to Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lushan earthquake might be the aftershock of Wenchuan earthquake which occured in 2008 and killed nearly 70,000 people just in the neighbouring area of Lushan county.
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