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Relatives of earthquake victims mourn at the ruins of earthquake-hit Beichuan county in Sichuan province
02 Apr 2009
Source: Reuters
 
Relatives of earthquake victims mourn at the ruins of earthquake-hit Beichuan county in Sichuan province April 2, 2009. Survivors of the earthquake are being allowed into the ruins of the county seat to give offerings for their dead relatives ahead of the traditional Qingming Festival, or Tomb-sweeping Day. The festival will fall on April 4 this year. REUTERS/Aly Song (CHINA DISASTER SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT ANNIVERSARY)
REUTERS/Aly Song


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Italian firefighters carry a body found in the rubble of a collapsed house after an earthquake in the Italian village of Onna April 6, 2009. A powerful earthquake struck central Italy ...




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