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A major earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale struck Wenchuan County, Aba Prefecture in Sichuan Province at 14:28 Beijing time (06:28
GMT) on Monday, 12 May.
Rescue efforts disrupted due to heavy rains
100,000 relief workers currently working in affected areas
Airdrops made in Yingxiu,Mianyang, Mianzhu and
Pengzhou
The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations.
Map provided courtesy of the ReliefWeb Map Centre, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
A general view of a disaster relief centre housed at a sports stadium in Mianyang, Sichuan province May 18, 2008, as the death toll from Monday's earthquake neared 30,000. REUTERS/Stringer (CHINA). ...
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