Strong quake jolts China's Sichuan

Updated On Apr 20, 2013 05:43 pm IST
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A giant rock blocks the road, about 20kms (12.5 miles) from the county seat of Lushan in Ya'an city, southwest China's Sichuan Province. AP/Xinhua expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A giant rock blocks the road, about 20kms (12.5 miles) from the county seat of Lushan in Ya'an city, southwest China's Sichuan Province. AP/Xinhua

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A woman stays outside to take shelter with a girl in her arms in Chongqing in southwest China's Sihchuan province. AFP expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A woman stays outside to take shelter with a girl in her arms in Chongqing in southwest China's Sihchuan province. AFP

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Collapsed houses are seen after an earthquake in Luzhou county, Ya'an, Sichuan province. Reuters expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Collapsed houses are seen after an earthquake in Luzhou county, Ya'an, Sichuan province. Reuters

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Nurses help an injured man at a temporary treatment station following an earthquake in Lushan county in Ya'an in southwest China's Sichuan province. AP expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Nurses help an injured man at a temporary treatment station following an earthquake in Lushan county in Ya'an in southwest China's Sichuan province. AP

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A clock hanging from a damaged building shows the time it stopped at about 7:50 in Longmen township, an area very close to the epicenter of a shallow earthquake that hit the city of Ya'an, southwest China's Sichuan province. AFP expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A clock hanging from a damaged building shows the time it stopped at about 7:50 in Longmen township, an area very close to the epicenter of a shallow earthquake that hit the city of Ya'an, southwest China's Sichuan province. AFP

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China's Premier Li Keqiang (C) visits after a strong earthquake hits Lushan county, Ya'an, Sichuan province. Reuters expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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China's Premier Li Keqiang (C) visits after a strong earthquake hits Lushan county, Ya'an, Sichuan province. Reuters

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A rescuer carries a child to safety after she was pulled out of her collapsed home after an earthquake hit Ya'an City in Lushan county, southwest China's Sichuan province. AFP expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A rescuer carries a child to safety after she was pulled out of her collapsed home after an earthquake hit Ya'an City in Lushan county, southwest China's Sichuan province. AFP

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Rescuers gather after an earthquake hit Ya'an City in Lushan county, southwest China's Sichuan province. AFP expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Rescuers gather after an earthquake hit Ya'an City in Lushan county, southwest China's Sichuan province. AFP

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Local residents take shelter outside their houses in Longmen township, an area very close to the epicenter of a shallow earthquake that hit the city of Ya'an in southwest China's Sichuan province. AFP expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Apr 20, 2013 05:43 pm IST

Local residents take shelter outside their houses in Longmen township, an area very close to the epicenter of a shallow earthquake that hit the city of Ya'an in southwest China's Sichuan province. AFP

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