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VIDEO: New video shows power of earthquake
16 May 2008 16:39:00 GMT
Source: AlertNet
May 16 - Fresh video has emerged of the moment the China earthquake struck in Sichuan province.

This footage was shot on 12 May 2008 in An county - just 100km from the epicentre of the 7.9 magnitude quake in Wenchuan county.

The death toll stood at 21,500 on Friday (16 May 2008) but with thousands of people still trapped under rubble, that toll is expected to rise. Five million people are believed to be living in temporary shelters.

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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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