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China's most devastating earthquake in three decades has killed
nearly 9,000 people, with the toll likely to soar as authorities
struggle to reach casualties in large areas cut off from relief.
The
earthquake that hit China's southwestern province of Sichuan killed
8,533 people, the official Xinhua news agency said, citing the
provincial government.
The epicentre of the 7.8 magnitude quake
was in a mountainous region about 100 km from Sichuan's capital
Chengdu, a bustling city of 10 million.
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