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China:Earthquake:2003/02/24

Duration	2003/02/24	The earthquake of the estimated magnitude of 6.8 struck 40 kilometres (24 miles) east of Jiashi city, China, near the border with Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan causing devastating casualties.
Country or District	China
Name	Earthquake

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Personal Injury	Material Damage	Others
OCHA Situation Report No. 3 2003/03/04
268 dead more than 4,000 injured, 2,058 of them seriously - 800 still hospitalized 510,000 people affected, out of whom 100,000 seriously	3,000 people without housing 70,000 housing units collapsed 103 schools, 900 class rooms collapsed
OCHA Situation Report No. 2 2003/02/25
262 people were killed 2,055 people injured	10,000 housing units collapsed 40,000 housing units were damaged
Reuters News　2003/02/25
Died:265 people Seriously injured:2,000 people Homeless:50,000 people	Collapsed:10,000 homes Damaged:40,000 homes

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Report/Articles People Chinese Premier Visits Earthquake-hit Xinjiang Channel News Asia 2003/03/06 More aid for victims of last week's massive earthquake in Chin. United States has donated US$100,000 OCHA Situation Report No. 3 2003/03/04 The Chinese Government welcomes assistance from the international community Reuters Alertnet 2003/03/04 World Vision relief operation continues AFP news 2003/03/03 More than 16,000 without proper shelter as snow hits China quake zone AFP news 2003/03/03 Snow and freezing temperatures hamper rescue in Chinese quake zone Government of Japan 2003/02/28 Emergency assistance for earthquake disaster in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China People`s Daily Online 2003/02/28 Death Toll of Xinjiang Earthquake Rises to 268.Latest news showed that the earthquake collapsed 36,562 residents' houses in the whole Kash region EastDay.com, 2003/02/27 China Red Cross collects 1.865 million yuan(about US$226,000) worth of donations for Xinjiang Hong Kong Red Cross　2003/02/25 266 people killed in Xinjiang earthquake, Red Cross relief team arrived at the worst-hit area OCHA Situation Report No. 2 2003/02/25 The water supply and electricity in the disaster-stricken area is cut off People`s Daily Online 2003/02/25 Strong Earthquake Still Possible in Xinjiang: Expert Reuters Alertnet 2003/02/26 Taiwan offers earthquake assistance to China Reuters News　2003/02/25 Rescuers comb rubble for China quake survivors Government of Greece　2003/02/24 Emergency humanitarian aid sent to China OCHA Situation Report No. 1 2003/02/24 The Government has already dispatched its own assessment team to the disaster site ABC News 2003/02/24 Strong Quake Kills 257, Injures 1,000 in China,flattening more than 1,000 buildings.It was the worst earthquake in the region in five decades MSN BC news 2003/02/24 China quake kills more than 200,injuring more than 1,000 others Reuters AlertNet 2003/02/24 Strong quake kills 150 in northwest China CNN News 2003/02/24 Scores dead in China quake BBC News 2003/02/24 Earthquake rocks western China

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