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Quake rocks southwest China

ITN - 2 hours 7 mins ago

A strong earthquake has rocked southwest China, leaving hundreds of people injured. More »

China quake flattens 18,000 homes, leaves one dead
AFP - 4 hours 8 mins ago
BEIJING (AFP) - Emergency officials were evacuating more than 400,000 people after an earthquake hit southwest China, killing one person, injuring hundreds and flattening more than 18,000 homes. More »
One Dead, Hundreds Hurt In China Earthquake
SkyNews - 6 hours 44 mins ago
A moderate earthquake has struck southwest China, killing at least one person, injuring hundreds more and damaging thousands of homes, state media said. More »
One dead, 10,000 homes flattened in China quake
AFP - 7 hours 47 mins ago
BEIJING (AFP) - An earthquake in a sparsely populated region of southwest China killed one person, injured hundreds and flattened more than 10,000 houses, an official and state media said. More »
Hundreds injured, 10,000 homes destroyed in China quake: state media
AFP - Today, 12:06 am
BEIJING (AFP) - A moderate earthquake hit southwestern China, destroying more than 10,000 homes and leaving hundreds of people injured, state media and seismologists said Friday. More »
Hundreds injured in China quake: state media
AFP - Yesterday, 07:36 pm
BEIJING (AFP) - A moderate earthquake Thursday in southwestern China injured more than 300 people, 30 of them seriously, and led to the collapse of thousands of homes, state media and seismologists said. More »
G8 leaders agree on temperature rise limit
ITN - Wednesday, July 8 10:30 pm
Leaders of the world's most powerful countries, the G8, have agreed to limit the rise in global temperatures to no more than 2C. More »
G8 leaders meet in earthquake zone
ITN - Wednesday, July 8 03:13 pm
The world's most powerful leaders are gathering for the G8 summit in an an Italian earthquake zone. More »
Italy sets G8 evacuation plan in case of quake
Reuters - Monday, July 6 01:42 pm
ROME (Reuters) - Italian authorities have readied an evacuation plan for G8 leaders attending a summit in the earthquake-hit city of L'Aquila in the event of a tremor of a 4.0 magnitude or higher, a source close to organisers said. More »