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16 killed in magnitude 5.7 temblor in Jiangxi
(Xinhua/Agencies)
Updated: 2005-11-26 13:59
An earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale struck East China's Jiangxi Province Saturday, killing at least 16 people and injured more than 370, according to the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
A Chinese doctor attends to a patient in the open for fear of aftershocks Saturday, November 26, 2005.[newsphoto] |
The tremor hit the region between Jiujiang, a well-known summer resort on middle reaches of the Yangtze River, and Ruichang, both in Jiangxi Province, at 8:49 a.m. Saturday, China National Seismic Observation Network said.
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A crack is seen in a wall in Central China's Wuhan, close to the epicenter in East China's Jiangxi Province after an earthquake shook Jiangxi Saturday, November 26, 2005. [cnhubei.com]
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The ministry said as of 14:00 the quake had left at least 16 people dead and 370 injured, 20 among them are in critical condition, in Jiangxi and neighbouring provinces. Several aftershocks were reported.
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Local residents evacuate into the open after the earthquake in Nanchang, capital of East China's Jiangxi Province, Saturday, November 26, 2005. [Xinhua]
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