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Western China Quake Kills at Least 400
WSJ ^ | 4.14.2010 | GORDON FAIRCLOUGH

Posted on 04/14/2010 5:06:36 AM PDT by wolfcreek

SHANGHAI—At least 400 people were killed and thousands more injured when a severe earthquake struck a poor and predominantly Tibetan community in a remote part of western China, flattening schools and homes and trapping victims in the rubble.

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1 posted on 04/14/2010 5:06:37 AM PDT by wolfcreek
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To: wolfcreek

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSPEK32633320080322

Non-subscription site.


2 posted on 04/14/2010 5:08:55 AM PDT by wolfcreek (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lsd7DGqVSIc)
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To: wolfcreek

Ignore above post. (from 2008)


3 posted on 04/14/2010 5:11:08 AM PDT by wolfcreek (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lsd7DGqVSIc)
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To: wolfcreek

prayers : (


4 posted on 04/14/2010 5:12:28 AM PDT by happinesswithoutpeace (1.416785(71) x 10^32)
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To: Quix

Prayer ping for China.


5 posted on 04/14/2010 5:13:31 AM PDT by wolfcreek (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lsd7DGqVSIc)
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To: wolfcreek

This may be the 3rd or 4th thread on this quake, BTW.

LUB


6 posted on 04/14/2010 5:14:43 AM PDT by Quix (BLOKES who got us where we R: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/religion/2130557/posts?page=81#81)
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To: wolfcreek

THANKS. Not sure which thread to ping yet. Maybe later will sort it out.


7 posted on 04/14/2010 5:15:22 AM PDT by Quix (BLOKES who got us where we R: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/religion/2130557/posts?page=81#81)
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To: Quix

I saw one about a Tibet quake. Search has it’s issues and it’s not in breaking.

Apparently there more more quakes in China over night.


8 posted on 04/14/2010 5:25:27 AM PDT by wolfcreek (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lsd7DGqVSIc)
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To: wolfcreek

Hmmmmm

No sweat.

Will sort out what to ping when I get back up.

Heading back to bed.

LUB


9 posted on 04/14/2010 5:28:09 AM PDT by Quix (BLOKES who got us where we R: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/religion/2130557/posts?page=81#81)
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To: wolfcreek

Am I just an old fart that does not recall hearing about so many disasters in my long-gone youth, or are we simply more open internationally, that I hear of so many more disasters now?


10 posted on 04/14/2010 5:28:43 AM PDT by TheGeezer
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To: TheGeezer

It seems pretty active to me also.


11 posted on 04/14/2010 11:51:25 AM PDT by wolfcreek (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lsd7DGqVSIc)
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