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| A major earthquake has hit Kyrgyzstan, killing 58 people, officials in the Central Asian nation have said. | A major earthquake has hit Kyrgyzstan, killing 58 people, officials in the Central Asian nation have said. |
| The 6.6-magnitude quake struck at 2152 local time (1552 GMT) on Sunday, destroying more than 100 buildings in the southern province of Osh. | |
| The emergencies ministry said rescue workers were still searching for survivors under the rubble. | The emergencies ministry said rescue workers were still searching for survivors under the rubble. |
| Destruction was concentrated in Nura, a village of 950 residents close to Kyrgyzstan's border with China. | Destruction was concentrated in Nura, a village of 950 residents close to Kyrgyzstan's border with China. |
| "We are continuing rescue operations to see if anyone may be still buried under the debris," said an Emergency Situations Ministry spokesman. | |
| He said another 50 people were injured and at least 128 houses in Nura had been destroyed. | |
| "Some have been severely injured," the spokesman told Reuters. | |
| Residents throughout Central Asia felt the quake. | |
| The US geological survey said its epicentre was in Tajikistan and initially estimated its magnitude at 6.3 - although it later revised that to 6.6. | |
| Officials in China's Xinjiang province reported minor damage to houses, but so far no casualties have been reported there. |