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A general view shows collapsed houses in the village of Nura after it was hit by an earthquake
06 Oct 2008
Source: Reuters
 
A general view shows collapsed houses in the village of Nura after it was hit by an earthquake October 6, 2008. A powerful earthquake killed at least 70 people in Kyrgyzstan and levelled a village in the remote mountains of the Central Asian state, the emergencies ministry said on Monday. REUTERS/Maksim Slutsky (KYRGYZSTAN)
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