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NEW ORLEANS : hurricane Katrina aftermath
Evacuation of people from New Orleans following the catastrophic hurricane that has ravaged the Gulf Coast of the United States. Evacuees at New Orleans International airport receiving medical aid. New Orleans, USA-04/09/2005
COMPILATION: ZUSAMMENSTELLUNG: New Orleans: Vor 10 Jahren fegte der Hurrikan Katrina über die Stadt
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ITALY: Earthquake hits northern Italy
Finale Emilia An earthquake in northern Italy has killed at least six people and caused serious damage to buildings in several towns, local officials say. The magnitude-6.0 quake struck in the middle of the night, about 35km (22 miles) north of the city of Bologna. The tremor caused "significant damage to the cultural heritage" of Emilia Romagna region, the government said. Later on Sunday, a magnitude-5.1 aftershock hit the region, causing more buildings to collapse. The aftershock destroyed a clock tower and made a firefighter fall from a wall in the town of Finale Emilia, near the epicentre of the first tremor. /Credit:DARIO PICARDI/SIPA/1205201753 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA)
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ITALY: Earthquake hits northern Italy
San Felice sul Panaro An earthquake in northern Italy has killed at least six people and caused serious damage to buildings in several towns, local officials say. The magnitude-6.0 quake struck in the middle of the night, about 35km (22 miles) north of the city of Bologna. The tremor caused "significant damage to the cultural heritage" of Emilia Romagna region, the government said. Later on Sunday, a magnitude-5.1 aftershock hit the region, causing more buildings to collapse. The aftershock destroyed a clock tower and made a firefighter fall from a wall in the town of Finale Emilia, near the epicentre of the first tremor. /Credit:DARIO PICARDI/SIPA/1205201753 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA)
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ITALY: Earthquake hits northern Italy
San Felice sul Panaro An earthquake in northern Italy has killed at least six people and caused serious damage to buildings in several towns, local officials say. The magnitude-6.0 quake struck in the middle of the night, about 35km (22 miles) north of the city of Bologna. The tremor caused "significant damage to the cultural heritage" of Emilia Romagna region, the government said. Later on Sunday, a magnitude-5.1 aftershock hit the region, causing more buildings to collapse. The aftershock destroyed a clock tower and made a firefighter fall from a wall in the town of Finale Emilia, near the epicentre of the first tremor. /Credit:DARIO PICARDI/SIPA/1205201753 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA)
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ITALY: Earthquake hits northern Italy
Finale Emilia An earthquake in northern Italy has killed at least six people and caused serious damage to buildings in several towns, local officials say. The magnitude-6.0 quake struck in the middle of the night, about 35km (22 miles) north of the city of Bologna. The tremor caused "significant damage to the cultural heritage" of Emilia Romagna region, the government said. Later on Sunday, a magnitude-5.1 aftershock hit the region, causing more buildings to collapse. The aftershock destroyed a clock tower and made a firefighter fall from a wall in the town of Finale Emilia, near the epicentre of the first tremor. /Credit:DARIO PICARDI/SIPA/1205201753 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA)
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ITALY: Earthquake hits northern Italy
San Felice sul Panaro An earthquake in northern Italy has killed at least six people and caused serious damage to buildings in several towns, local officials say. The magnitude-6.0 quake struck in the middle of the night, about 35km (22 miles) north of the city of Bologna. The tremor caused "significant damage to the cultural heritage" of Emilia Romagna region, the government said. Later on Sunday, a magnitude-5.1 aftershock hit the region, causing more buildings to collapse. The aftershock destroyed a clock tower and made a firefighter fall from a wall in the town of Finale Emilia, near the epicentre of the first tremor. /Credit:DARIO PICARDI/SIPA/1205201753 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA)
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ITALY: Earthquake hits northern Italy
San Felice sul Panaro An earthquake in northern Italy has killed at least six people and caused serious damage to buildings in several towns, local officials say. The magnitude-6.0 quake struck in the middle of the night, about 35km (22 miles) north of the city of Bologna. The tremor caused "significant damage to the cultural heritage" of Emilia Romagna region, the government said. Later on Sunday, a magnitude-5.1 aftershock hit the region, causing more buildings to collapse. The aftershock destroyed a clock tower and made a firefighter fall from a wall in the town of Finale Emilia, near the epicentre of the first tremor. /Credit:DARIO PICARDI/SIPA/1205201753 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA)
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ITALY: Earthquake hits northern Italy
Finale Emilia An earthquake in northern Italy has killed at least six people and caused serious damage to buildings in several towns, local officials say. The magnitude-6.0 quake struck in the middle of the night, about 35km (22 miles) north of the city of Bologna. The tremor caused "significant damage to the cultural heritage" of Emilia Romagna region, the government said. Later on Sunday, a magnitude-5.1 aftershock hit the region, causing more buildings to collapse. The aftershock destroyed a clock tower and made a firefighter fall from a wall in the town of Finale Emilia, near the epicentre of the first tremor. /Credit:DARIO PICARDI/SIPA/1205201753 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA)
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CHINA: Heavy Rain Triggers Mud-rock Flow In Shanxi
Rescuers work at the site of a rain-triggered mud-rock flow at a hospital at Xiangfen County in Linfen of north China's Shanxi province Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2008. The death toll from a rain-triggered mud-rock flow that caused the collapse of a warehouse and buried a market and other buildings in Shanxi Province rose to 56 as of 6 p.m. on Tuesday, the local rescue headquarters said. Linfen, CHINA-10/09/2008.
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CHINA: Heavy Rain Triggers Mud-rock Flow In Shanxi
Rescuers walk past a vehicle covered by silt after a rain-triggered mud-rock flow at Xiangfen County in Linfen of north China's Shanxi province Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2008. The death toll from a rain-triggered mud-rock flow that caused the collapse of a warehouse and buried a market and other buildings in Shanxi Province rose to 56 as of 6 p.m. on Tuesday, the local rescue headquarters said. Linfen, CHINA-09/09/2008.
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CHINA: 6.1-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Panzhihua In Sichuan
Earthquake survivors rest in front of their house on a street at Lixi Township of Huili County in Liangshan Prefecture of southwest China's Sichuan province Sunday, Aug. 31, 2008. Twenty-eight people were dead after an earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale hit Panzhihua City on Saturday. The quake also injured 238. Three others were missing in Huili, which falls under the jurisdiction of Yi Autonomous Prefecture of Liangshan, a neighbor of Panzhihua City, the epicenter of the quake. Liangshan, CHINA-31/08/2008.
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FRA: Aerial view shows ruins of houses in Hautmont
Aerial view shows ruins of houses in Hautmont, northern France, after a mini-tornado hit the town late August 3, 2008. Three persons died and nine were injured, two seriously, due to the storm. Packing violent winds and lashing rain, the flash storm tore across a 10-kilometre (six-mile) swathe destroying some 40 homes in the space of minutes in Hautmont, the worst-hit of the four towns on its path. Hautmont, FRANCE-05/08/2008.
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FRA: Aerial view shows ruins of houses in Hautmont
Aerial view shows ruins of houses in Hautmont, northern France, after a mini-tornado hit the town late August 3, 2008. Three persons died and nine were injured, two seriously, due to the storm. Packing violent winds and lashing rain, the flash storm tore across a 10-kilometre (six-mile) swathe destroying some 40 homes in the space of minutes in Hautmont, the worst-hit of the four towns on its path. Hautmont, FRANCE-05/08/2008.
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EXCLUSIVE/FRA: Tornado trail
Aerial view of the tornado trail in Hautmont, northern France. A freak tornado ripped through towns in northern France overnight, killing three people and injuring nine as it gutted houses and hurled cars through the air. Hautmont, FRANCE-05/08/2008.
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FRA: Aerial view shows ruins of houses in Hautmont
Aerial view shows ruins of houses in Hautmont, northern France, after a mini-tornado hit the town late August 3, 2008. Three persons died and nine were injured, two seriously, due to the storm. Packing violent winds and lashing rain, the flash storm tore across a 10-kilometre (six-mile) swathe destroying some 40 homes in the space of minutes in Hautmont, the worst-hit of the four towns on its path. Hautmont, FRANCE-05/08/2008.
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EXCLUSIVE/FRA: Tornado trail
Aerial view of the tornado trail in Hautmont, northern France. A freak tornado ripped through towns in northern France overnight, killing three people and injuring nine as it gutted houses and hurled cars through the air. Hautmont, FRANCE-05/08/2008.
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CHINA: Earthquake aftermath
Soldiers rest beside the rubble at Yingxiu Township in the epicenter Wenchuan of southwest China's Sichuan province Friday, May 30, 2008. The death toll in China's major earthquake increased by 119 to 68,977 as of Saturday noon, with 367,854 injured and 17,974 missing.
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CHINA: view of the earthquake-hit in Mianyang
A bird view of the earthquake-hit Beichuan County in Mianyang of southwest of China's Sichuan province Monday, May 26, 2008. The death toll of China's major earthquake increased by 4,520 to 65,080 as of Monday noon. And 360,058 people were injured and 23,150 others were missing in the 8.0-magnitude quake that jolted southwestern Sichuan Province on May 12. Mianyang, CHINA-26/05/2008.
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CHINA: view of the earthquake-hit in Mianyang
A bird view of the earthquake-hit Beichuan County in Mianyang of southwest of China's Sichuan province Monday, May 26, 2008. The death toll of China's major earthquake increased by 4,520 to 65,080 as of Monday noon. And 360,058 people were injured and 23,150 others were missing in the 8.0-magnitude quake that jolted southwestern Sichuan Province on May 12. Mianyang, CHINA-26/05/2008.
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CHINA : Strong Earthquake Hits Southwest China
Rescuers carry away an injured person from the debris of collapsed buildings in earthquake-hit Shenfang of southwest China's Sichuan province, Saturday, May 17, 2008. The death toll from the most destructive earthquake in southwest China's Sichuan Province rose to 28,881 nationwide as of 2 p.m. Saturday, while 198,347 people were injured. Shenfang, CHINA-17/05/08 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA)
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CHINA : Strong Earthquake Hits Southwest China
Rescuers carry away the dead bodies at Yingxiu Township in the epicenter Wenchuan in Aba Prefecture of southwest China's Sichuan province, Friday, May 16, 2008. The death toll from the most destructive earthquake in southwest China's Sichuan Province rose to 28,881 nationwide as of 2 p.m. Saturday, while 198,347 people were injured. Wenchuan, CHINA-17/05/08 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA)
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CHINA : Strong Earthquake Hits Southwest China
Relatives mourn as rescuers carry away a student's body at Yingxiu Township in the epicenter Wenchuan in Aba Prefecture of southwest China's Sichuan province, Friday, May 16, 2008. The death toll from the most destructive earthquake in southwest China's Sichuan Province rose to 28,881 nationwide as of 2 p.m. Saturday, while 198,347 people were injured. Wenchuan, CHINA-17/05/08 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA)
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CHINA : Strong Earthquake Hits Southwest China
A woman mourns beside the students' bodies at Yingxiu Township in the epicenter Wenchuan in Aba Prefecture of southwest China's Sichuan province, Friday, May 16, 2008. The death toll from the most destructive earthquake in southwest China's Sichuan Province rose to 28,881 nationwide as of 2 p.m. Saturday, while 198,347 people were injured. Wenchuan, CHINA-17/05/08 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA)
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CHINA : Strong Earthquake Hits Southwest China
Rescuers evacuate the victims at Beichuan County in earthquake-hit Mianyang of southwest China's Sichuan province, Saturday, May 17, 2008. The death toll from the most destructive earthquake in southwest China's Sichuan Province rose to 28,881 nationwide as of 2 p.m. Saturday, while 198,347 people were injured. Mianyang, CHINA-17/05/08 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA)
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CHINA : Strong Earthquake Hits Southwest China
Rescuers rescue a trapped victim Bian Gangfen 5 days after the earthquake at Yinghua Township in earthquake-hit Shenfang of southwest China's Sichuan province, Saturday, May 17, 2008. The death toll from the most destructive earthquake in southwest China's Sichuan Province rose to 28,881 nationwide as of 2 p.m. Saturday, while 198,347 people were injured. Shenfang, CHINA-17/05/08 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA)
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CHINA : Strong Earthquake Hits Southwest China
A woman mourns beside the bodies at Yingxiu Township in the epicenter Wenchuan in Aba Prefecture of southwest China's Sichuan province, Friday, May 16, 2008. The death toll from the most destructive earthquake in southwest China's Sichuan Province rose to 28,881 nationwide as of 2 p.m. Saturday, while 198,347 people were injured. Wenchuan, CHINA-17/05/08 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA)
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CHINA : Strong Earthquake Hits Southwest China
Rescuers rescue a trapped victim Bian Gangfen 5 days after the earthquake at Yinghua Township in earthquake-hit Shenfang of southwest China's Sichuan province, Saturday, May 17, 2008. The death toll from the most destructive earthquake in southwest China's Sichuan Province rose to 28,881 nationwide as of 2 p.m. Saturday, while 198,347 people were injured. Shenfang, CHINA-17/05/08 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA)
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CHINA : Strong Earthquake Hits Southwest China
Students take temporary shelter at a playground in the epicenter Wenchuan in Aba Prefecture of southwest China's Sichuan province, Saturday, May 17, 2008. The death toll from the most destructive earthquake in southwest China's Sichuan Province rose to 28,881 nationwide as of 2 p.m. Saturday, while 198,347 people were injured. Wenchuan, CHINA-17/05/08 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA)
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CHINA : Strong Earthquake Hits Southwest China
A man mourns beside the students' bodies at Yingxiu Township in the epicenter Wenchuan in Aba Prefecture of southwest China's Sichuan province, Friday, May 16, 2008. The death toll from the most destructive earthquake in southwest China's Sichuan Province rose to 28,881 nationwide as of 2 p.m. Saturday, while 198,347 people were injured. Wenchuan, CHINA-17/05/08 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA)
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CHINA : Strong Earthquake Hits Southwest China
Victims look on at Yingxiu Township in the epicenter Wenchuan in Aba Prefecture of southwest China's Sichuan province, Friday, May 16, 2008. The death toll from the most destructive earthquake in southwest China's Sichuan Province rose to 28,881 nationwide as of 2 p.m. Saturday, while 198,347 people were injured. Wenchuan, CHINA-17/05/08 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA)
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CHINA : Strong Earthquake Hits Southwest China
Rescuers rescue a girl 4 days after the earthquake at Yingxiu Township in the epicenter Wenchuan in Aba Prefecture of southwest China's Sichuan province, Friday, May 16, 2008. The death toll from the most destructive earthquake in southwest China's Sichuan Province rose to 28,881 nationwide as of 2 p.m. Saturday, while 198,347 people were injured. Wenchuan, CHINA-17/05/08 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA)
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CHINA : Strong Earthquake Hits Southwest China
Relatives mourn as Korean rescuers find a victim's body in the debris of collapsed buildings in earthquake-hit Shenfang of southwest China's Sichuan province, Saturday, May 17, 2008. The death toll from the most destructive earthquake in southwest China's Sichuan Province rose to 28,881 nationwide as of 2 p.m. Saturday, while 198,347 people were injured. Shenfang, CHINA-17/05/08 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA)
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CHINA : Strong Earthquake Hits Southwest China
Victims receive medical treatment at a temporary aid post in the epicenter Wenchuan in Aba Prefecture of southwest China's Sichuan province, Saturday, May 17, 2008. The death toll from the most destructive earthquake in southwest China's Sichuan Province rose to 28,881 nationwide as of 2 p.m. Saturday, while 198,347 people were injured. Wenchuan, CHINA-17/05/08 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA)
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CHINA: Mianyang after earthquake
Soldiers carry an injured girl on a damaged road after the earthquake at Beichuan County in Mianyang of southwest China's Sichuan province, Tuesday, May 13, 2008. At least 11,921 people were killed in the earthquake that hammered southwest China, officials said on Tuesday, as rescuers struggled to reach the worst-hit areas where many more may have died. Mianyang, southwest CHINA-13/05/2008.
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CHINA: Mianyang after earthquake
The devastation is seen in earthquake-affected Beichuan County in Mianyang of southwest China's Sichuan province, Tuesday, May 13, 2008. At least 11,921 people were killed in the earthquake that hammered southwest China, officials said on Tuesday, as rescuers struggled to reach the worst-hit areas where many more may have died. Mianyang, southwest CHINA-13/05/2008.
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CHINA: Mianyang after earthquake
Rescuers search for victims in the debris of collapsed buildings after the earthquake at Beichuan County in Mianyang of southwest China's Sichuan province, Tuesday, May 13, 2008. At least 11,921 people were killed in the earthquake that hammered southwest China, officials said on Tuesday, as rescuers struggled to reach the worst-hit areas where many more may have died. Mianyang, southwest CHINA-13/05/2008.
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CHINA: Mianyang after earthquake
Victims are evacuated at the earthquake-affected Beichuan County in Mianyang of southwest China's Sichuan province, Tuesday, May 13, 2008. At least 11,921 people were killed in the earthquake that hammered southwest China, officials said on Tuesday, as rescuers struggled to reach the worst-hit areas where many more may have died. Mianyang, southwest CHINA-13/05/2008.
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CHINA: Earthquake hits Southwest China
Rescuers search for victims in the debris of the Juyuan Middle School after the earthquake in Dujiangyan of southwest China's Sichuan province, Tuesday, May 13, 2008. A strong earthquake measuring 7.8 Richter Scale jolted Wenchuan County of Sichuan province at 2:28 p.m. on Monday, less than 100 km (60 miles) from Chengdu, killing at least 8,533 people in the province. Dujiangyan, CHINA-13/05/2008.
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CHINA: Earthquake hits Southwest China
Rescuers try to save a student in the debris of the Juyuan Middle School after the earthquake in Dujiangyan of southwest China's Sichuan province, Tuesday, May 13, 2008. A strong earthquake measuring 7.8 Richter Scale jolted Wenchuan County of Sichuan province at 2:28 p.m. on Monday, less than 100 km (60 miles) from Chengdu, killing at least 8,533 people in the province. Dujiangyan, CHINA-13/05/2008.
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CHINA: Earthquake hits Southwest China
Rescuers carry a student out of the debris of the Juyuan Middle School after the earthquake in Dujiangyan of southwest China's Sichuan province, Tuesday, May 13, 2008. A strong earthquake measuring 7.8 Richter Scale jolted Wenchuan County of Sichuan province at 2:28 p.m. on Monday, less than 100 km (60 miles) from Chengdu, killing at least 8,533 people in the province. Dujiangyan, CHINA-13/05/2008.
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CHINA: After earthquake
A schoolmate stranded in the ruins of a high school in the earthquake-affected Beichuan County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, on May 13, 2008. A major eathquake measuring 7.8 Richter Scale jolted Wenchuan County of southwest China's Sichuan Province at 2:28 p.m. on Monday. The quake has left 9,219 people dead in eight affected provinces and municipality including Sichuan, Gansu, Shaanxi, Chongqing, Yunnan, Shanxi, Guizhou and Hubei, the Ministry of Civil Affairs said in a release issued at 7:00 a.m. Tuesday. Beichuan County, CHINA-13/05/2008
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DUJIANGYAN: Earthquake hits a middle school
Rescuers remove dead bodies of trapped students from the debris of the collapsed Juyuan Middle School at the earthquake-affected Juyuan Township in Dujiangyan of southwest China's Sichuan province, Tuesday, May 13, 2008. At least 11,921 people were killed in the earthquake that hammered southwest China, officials said on Tuesday, as rescuers struggled to reach the worst-hit areas where many more may have died. Dujiangyan of southwest CHINA-13/05/2008.
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DUJIANGYAN: Earthquake hits a middle school
Rescuers carry the dead body of a student out of the debris of the collapsed Juyuan Middle School at the earthquake-affected Juyuan Township in Dujiangyan of southwest China's Sichuan province, Tuesday, May 13, 2008. At least 11,921 people were killed in the earthquake that hammered southwest China, officials said on Tuesday, as rescuers struggled to reach the worst-hit areas where many more may have died. Dujiangyan of southwest CHINA-13/05/2008.
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CHINA: Mianyang after earthquake
Rescuers carry a wounded person out of the debris of collapsed buildings after the earthquake at Beichuan County in Mianyang of southwest China's Sichuan province, Tuesday, May 13, 2008. At least 11,921 people were killed in the earthquake that hammered southwest China, officials said on Tuesday, as rescuers struggled to reach the worst-hit areas where many more may have died. Mianyang, southwest CHINA-13/05/2008.
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MYANMAR: Cyclone Nargis Aftermath
U Sandimar orphanage in Twantay township near Rangoon. The death toll from Myanmar's cyclone keeps rising with 3,480 more people killed, bringing the death toll to almost 32,000. More than 29,000 people remained missing. Twenty percent of the country's power supply has been restored and traffic has gone back to normal. International humanitarian aid has been pouring into Myanmar since last week with aircrafts carrying relief materials from different countries and organizations landing at the airport one after another. MYANMAR - 12/05/2008
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CHINA : Strong Earthquake Hits Southwest China
People take care of the patients outside a hospital after the earthquake in Chengdu of southwest China's Sichuan province Monday, May 12, 2008. A strong earthquake measuring 7.8 Richter Scale jolted Wenchuan County of Sichuan province at 2:28 p.m. on Monday, less than 100 km (60 miles) from Chengdu, killing at least 8,533 people in the province.
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MYANMAR: Cyclone Nargis Aftermath
U Sandimar orphanage in Twantay township near Rangoon. The death toll from Myanmar's cyclone keeps rising with 3,480 more people killed, bringing the death toll to almost 32,000. More than 29,000 people remained missing. Twenty percent of the country's power supply has been restored and traffic has gone back to normal. International humanitarian aid has been pouring into Myanmar since last week with aircrafts carrying relief materials from different countries and organizations landing at the airport one after another. MYANMAR - 12/05/2008
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MYANMAR : Cyclone Nargis
Victims receive free food from donators of a local store on the outskirts of Yangon in Myanmar Saturday, May 10, 2008. The U.N. blasted Myanmar's military government Friday, saying its refusal to let in foreign aid workers to help victims of a devastating cyclone was 'unprecedented' in the history of humanitarian work. Cyclone Nargis killed nearly 23,000 people and injured 1,283 in Myanmar. Yangon, MYANMAR-10/05/08
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YANGON : Cyclone Nargis Hits Myanmar
People repair a house damaged by cyclone Nargis in Yangon of Myanmar Friday, May 9, 2008. The U.N. blasted Myanmar's military government Friday, saying its refusal to let in foreign aid workers to help victims of a devastating cyclone was 'unprecedented' in the history of humanitarian work. Cyclone Nargis killed nearly 23,000 people and injured 1,283 in Myanmar. Yangon, MYANMAR-09/05/08.
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YANGON : Cyclone Nargis Hits Myanmar
A girl fetches water at a cyclone hit area in Yangon of Myanmar Friday, May 9, 2008. The U.N. blasted Myanmar's military government Friday, saying its refusal to let in foreign aid workers to help victims of a devastating cyclone was 'unprecedented' in the history of humanitarian work. Cyclone Nargis killed nearly 23,000 people and injured 1,283 in Myanmar. Yangon, MYANMAR-09/05/08.
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