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Strong aftershock destroys 71,000 homes, 2 killed

Date: 2008-5-25 20:19:00 by cactus Tags: Sichuan Earthquake

Qingchuan

CHENGDU, China -- A powerful aftershock destroyed tens of thousands of homes in China on Sunday, killing two people and straining recovery efforts from the country's worst earthquake in three decades. More than 480 others were injured.

Meanwhile, soldiers rushed with explosives to unblock a debris-clogged river threatening to flood homeless quake survivors.

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Hard-hit county to be rebuilt on a new site

Date: 2008-5-21 23:00:00 by chinatravel Tags: Sichuan Earthquake

Beichuan

MIANYANG, Sichuan - Beichuan, one of the worst-hit areas in the May 12 quake, will be rebuilt on a new site.

The location has not been decided, but it is likely to be on the flat land of neighboring Anxian county, 20 km from the current site, an official with the Sichuan provincial government said.

"Safety is the top priority in selecting a location," sai

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Sichuan Earthquake Caused Damage to Tourist Attractions in the Region

Date: 2008-5-21 3:44:00 by chinatravel Tags: Sichuan Earthquake

Thousand Buddha Mountain before the earthquake

The deadly earthquake hitting Sichuan province in May 12 and the thousands of aftershocks damaged the region’s tourist attractions to different extent. According to preliminary estimates, the tourist sights in Beichuan region and Dujiangyan Tourist Region such as the Qingcheng Mountain Tourist Zone and Ewang Temple were badly damaged and the economic loss expects to reach 12 hundred milli

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