Photograph from Color China Photo/AP
A strong earthquake struck southwest China's Sichuan province on Saturday, nearly five years after another powerful quake (pictures) in the region killed 90,000 people. Here, a woman reacts to the loss of her home in Lushan County.
At least 156 are dead and more than 5,500 people were injured after the earthquake, according to the AP. The earthquake is estimated to have been at least 6.6 magnitude.
Published April 20, 2013
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A rescuer carries a child from the ruins of her collapsed home in Ya'an City.
Published April 20, 2013
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Rescuers sit on a ruined house in the township of Longmen. Local authorities said that Longmen was struck hard by the shallow quake, with buildings rocking for a minute or more, according to the Associated Press.
Published April 20, 2013
Photograph by Zhang Lang, Color China Photo/AP
Victims of the earthquake and other hospital patients in Yingjing County.
Published April 20, 2013
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A fallen rock blocks the road to Longmen Township after the earthquake.
Published April 20, 2013
Photograph from Reuters
People sit near collapsed buildings in Longmen Township.
The earthquake struck along a fault line known as Longmenshan. Jiang Haikun of the China Earthquake Administration told the New York Times that 12 earthquakes of more than 5.0 magnitude have occurred along the fault line since 1900. (Related from 2008: Don't Rebuild on China Fault Lines, Experts Warn)
Published April 20, 2013
May God and our prayers be with the people of China affected by this tragic earthquake that has happened in the same providence of 2008 that killed 90,000 men women and children. This has affected many lives again so please stop and say a prayer for all of them
My heart goes out to our Chinese friends and fellow students.. i hope we can help if needed..I'm sure President Obama is on top of this....Peace to all
We get too much from the nature,the earth has already felt the pain...Disaster is always by us.Don't be sad, we are going to get accustomed to it =.=!
@long sheng hong what? nonsense,The world is a vibrant,violative place where bad crap happens all the time. The answer is not anguish.. it is determination and shared effort. buck up dude,
@long sheng hongEven if you are right,there is NO way for us to get accustomed it!We are just the victims of the crime committed by Mother Nature.There is mounting evidence reveals that Indian plate motion is responsible for this.As you can see,the earthquake happened days ago in Iran struck that area for the same reason.Honestly,I hope you can make it through if you lost your family to the 'going-to-get-accustomed' disaster.
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