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Quake in China 8600 feared deaths - 5/12/2008 12:29:03 PM

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From Scientific American:

SHANGHAI, China—An earthquake that measured magnitude 7.9 on the Richter scale has killed 8,600 people in western China, according to Xinhua news agency reports from the local government. The exact toll was still unclear, because the quake disrupted the communications infrastructure in the area, and the national Ministry of Civil Affairs was only confirming 107 dead.

The epicenter of the quake was in Wenchuan County in Sichuan Province near the famed Wolong Nature Reserve, home of the panda breeding program--but was felt as far away as Bangkok.

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RE: Quake in China 8600 feared deaths - 5/12/2008 3:57:43 PM

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Here; is the CNN/Asia link

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