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China Earthquake: Deadly Temblor Kills at Least 22 [PHOTOS and VIDEO]

Mar 10, 2011 – 9:52 AM
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Steven Hoffer

Steven Hoffer Contributor

An earthquake struck China's southwest region today, destroying buildings and causing at least 22 deaths.

Chinese officials said the temblor, which hit while many people were taking their customary afternoon rest, had a magnitude of 5.8 and was centered on Yunnan province's Yingjiang county. (The U.S. Geological Survey, however, reported that it was a 5.4-magnitude quake.)

Here's a short news report:


And here are photos from the scene:

This photo distributed by China's Xinhua news agency shows a damaged building after a strong earthquake hit Yingjiang county in southwest China's Yunnan province on Thursday March 10, 2011. The earthquake toppled houses and damaged a hotel and supermarket in China's extreme southwest near the border with Myanmar on Thursday, killing dozens of people and injuring more than 150, officials and state media said. (He Haiyan, Xinhua/AP)
He Haiyan, Xinhua/AP
Buildings were damaged in China's southwest Yunnan province following Thursday's earthquake.


In his photo distributed by China's Xinhua news agency, a man carries an injured woman after a strong earthquake hit Yingjiang county in southwest China's Yunnan province on Thursday March 10, 2011. The earthquake toppled houses and damaged a hotel and supermarket in China's extreme southwest near the border with Myanmar on Thursday, killing dozens of people and injuring more than 150, officials and state media said. (He Haiyan, Xinhua/AP)
He Haiyan, Xinhua/AP
A man carries an injured woman following the temblor.


In this photo distributed by China's Xinhua news agency, Rrscuers work at a collapsed building after a strong earthquake hit Yingjiang county in southwest China's Yunnan province on Thursday March 10, 2011. The earthquake toppled houses and damaged a hotel and supermarket in China's extreme southwest near the border with Myanmar on Thursday, killing dozens of people and injuring more than 150, officials and state media said. (He Haiyan, Xinhua/AP)
He Haiyan, Xinhua/AP
Rescue workers sift through the wreckage of a destroyed building.


Rescue workers search for victims under a building that collapsed after an earthquake jolted Yingjiang county in southwestern China's Yunnan Province on Thursday, March 10, 2011. The earthquake toppled houses and damaged a hotel and supermarket in China's extreme southwest near the border with Myanmar on Thursday. (AP)
AP
Rescue workers search for victims.

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