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| A series of earthquakes hit south-west China on Friday, killing at least 43 people and damaging 20,000 homes, the government said. | A series of earthquakes hit south-west China on Friday, killing at least 43 people and damaging 20,000 homes, the government said. |
| The quakes, which ranged in magnitude from 4.8 to 5.6, struck agricultural areas of Yunnan and Guizhou provinces. A spokesman for the Yunnan seismological bureau, Zhang Junwei, said the deaths occurred in Yiliang county, and that another 150 people were hurt. | The quakes, which ranged in magnitude from 4.8 to 5.6, struck agricultural areas of Yunnan and Guizhou provinces. A spokesman for the Yunnan seismological bureau, Zhang Junwei, said the deaths occurred in Yiliang county, and that another 150 people were hurt. |
| A statement on the bureau's website said more than 100,000 people had been evacuated from their homes in Yunnan. The state-run China Central Television showed several hundred people crowded into a school athletic field in Yiliang's county seat. A black cloud of dust rose over the horizon, apparently from a landslide in a nearby valley. | A statement on the bureau's website said more than 100,000 people had been evacuated from their homes in Yunnan. The state-run China Central Television showed several hundred people crowded into a school athletic field in Yiliang's county seat. A black cloud of dust rose over the horizon, apparently from a landslide in a nearby valley. |
| The official Xinhua news agency said the provincial government had sent work teams to the quake-hit area and the civil affairs department was sending thousands of tents, blankets and coats. It said no casualties had been reported in Guizhou, but homes had been damaged or destroyed there. | The official Xinhua news agency said the provincial government had sent work teams to the quake-hit area and the civil affairs department was sending thousands of tents, blankets and coats. It said no casualties had been reported in Guizhou, but homes had been damaged or destroyed there. |
| Buildings in rural areas in China are often poorly constructed. In 2008, a severe earthquake in Sichuan province, just north of Yunnan, killed nearly 90,000 people, with many of the deaths blamed on poorly built buildings including schools. | Buildings in rural areas in China are often poorly constructed. In 2008, a severe earthquake in Sichuan province, just north of Yunnan, killed nearly 90,000 people, with many of the deaths blamed on poorly built buildings including schools. |
| The US Geological Survey said the magnitude 5.6 quake hit at a depth of 6.1 miles. Shallower earthquakes often cause more damage than deeper ones. | The US Geological Survey said the magnitude 5.6 quake hit at a depth of 6.1 miles. Shallower earthquakes often cause more damage than deeper ones. |
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