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China:Earthquake:2008/08/21

Duration	2008/08/21	A 5.9-magnitude quake struck at 8:24 p.m. on 21 August 2008 in Yunnan Province, southwest China killed three and injured about 100.
Country or District	China
Name	Earthquake

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Report/Articles Xinhua News 2008/08/25 Three people were killed and 117 others injured in last week\'s quake. The tremors destroyed 11,360 houses and damaged 77,747 others, forcing 125,000to be evacuated. Xinhua News 2008/08/22 Death toll rises to three in aftershock in southwest China

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