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VIDEO: Tens of thousands missing after China quake
13 May 2008 23:33:00 GMT
Source: Reuters
May 13 - State media have reported scenes of devastation in China following the country's worst earthquake in three decades.

Tens of thousands are missing, including more than 25,000 still buried under factories, schools and other buildings. Officials have warned that more powerful aftershocks could hit the region and mudslides could add to the toll.

Jon Decker reports.




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Residents search for their family at a collapsed building after an earthquake in Dujiangyan, Sichuan province May 13, 2008. China said on Tuesday an earthquake centred in the southwest province of ...



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