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China's Sichuan Rocked 1,180 Aftershocks

Health & Wellness  (tags: death, environment, safety, humans )

Naresh
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- 72 days ago - pr-inside.com
Wenchuan county in dire straits .Death toll figure was expected to rise dramatically with at least 10,000 people alone buried in Mianzhu city in Sichuan.
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Mary Riley (824)
Tuesday May 13, 2008, 5:41 am
This is a real tragedy. Building codes have been upgraded since the big 1979 quake, but that's only for new construction. So many aftershocks could cause weakening in even the finest construction.
 
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