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Article: Another aftershock hits China's Sichuan province.
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- PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd.
- Article date:
- August 6, 2008
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Another aftershock hits China's Sichuan province
Beijing, Aug 6 (PTI) Another aftershock of magnitude 4.5 hit southwest China's Sichuan province today, a day after powerful magnitude 6.1 quake jolted the area leaving three dead and 29 injured.
The 6.1 magnitude aftershock that hit Yaodu township of Qingchuan County destroyed 2,700 houses in Qingchuan and damaged 597 others while water and power supplies were cut-off in the town, besides damaging communication facilities which hampered rescue efforts, official Xinhua news ...