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People's Liberation Army soldiers cross floodwaters to carry out rescue works in Beichuan
27 Sep 2008
Source: Reuters
 
People's Liberation Army (PLA) soldiers cross floodwaters to carry out rescue works in Beichuan, Sichuan province September 25, 2008. Sixteen people have died and 48 others are missing after flash floods and landslides hit an area of southwest China still recovering from a devastating earthquake in May, state media said on Friday. Picture taken September 25, 2008. REUTERS/Stringer (CHINA). CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA.
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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 ...




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