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People clear debris from a house damaged by an earthquake at Khaling
21 Sep 2009
Source: Reuters
 
People clear debris from a house damaged by an earthquake at Khaling in eastern Bhutan September 21, 2009. A 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck Bhutan on Monday, killing at least 10 people and injuring dozens, officials and the state-run Bhutan Broadcasting Service (BBS) said. REUTERS/Singye Wangchuk (BHUTAN DISASTER IMAGES OF THE DAY)
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Rescuers work at night in Ambacang hotel that was destroyed by an earthquake in downtown Padang, Indonesia's West Sumatra province October 3, 2009. The United Nations said more than 1,000 had ...




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