Victims of a strong earthquake that destroyed their house take a nap on haystack in Shandan County in northwest China's Gansu Province Sunday, Oct. 26, 2003. Twin powerful earthquakes hit remote northwestern China Saturday, killing at least nine people and leaving thousands homeless. [Xinhua]

Photo taken in Shandan in northwest China's Gansu Province, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2003 shows a house destroyed by a strong earthquake . Two powerful tremors shook a remote, earthquake-prone region of northwestern China, killing nine people and injuring dozens of others. [Xinhua] A 72-year-old local villager stands in Shandan, northwest China's Gansu Province, Sunday, Oct 26, 2003 in front of his destroyed house following strong earthquakes. [Xinhua]

Disaster relief materials, including 400 cotton-padded tents are on the way to the quake-hit areas. [Xinhua]

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