Earthquake in SW China kills 22 (Xinhua) Updated: 2006-07-23 08:56
Local residents take shelter from the rain after their houses were
distructed in Saturday's earthquake in Yanjin County, southwest China's Yunnan
Province, which was hit by an earthquake Saturday, July 22, 2006. The quake
measuring 5.1 on the Richter Scale hit the county at 9:10 a.m, leaving at least
22 dead and another 106 injured. A lot of local residences collapsed during the
quake. [Xinhua]
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