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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.
After the earthquake, all operating nuclear facilities within Sichuan had been shut
down safely
400 dams suffered damage
Government is actively welcoming assistance from the international community
Tents are a top priority
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 school bag and books are placed beside a grave at a makeshift graveyard in the earthquake shaken town of Hongbai, Sichuan province May 18, 2008.Thousands of soldiers and families looking ...
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