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People scramble around an emergencies ministry helicopter to leave the earthquake hit village of Nura
06 Oct 2008
Source: Reuters
 
People scramble around an Emergencies Ministry helicopter to leave the earthquake hit village of Nura on Kyrgyzstan's border with China 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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People inspect earthquake victims in the village of Nura on Kyrgyzstan's border with China October 6, 2008. A powerful earthquake killed at least 70 people in Kyrgyzstan and levelled a village ...


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