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Chinese earthquake
Aug. 3, 2014Updated Aug. 6, 2014, 2:55 p.m. ET

Earthquake refugees line up for relief food Luomakou, China.
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Rescue teams search a collapsed building in Longtoushan, China, for victims of the Aug. 3 earthquake.
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An earthquake survivor walks through the rubble of collapsed houses in Longtoushan, China.
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An injured earthquake survivor is sheltered with tree branches as she is carried to an ambulance in Longtoushan, China.
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Volunteers walk out of the area after spending the day searching for earthquake victims in Longtoushan.
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Volunteers walk down through the rubble of collapsed houses after spending the day searching for earthquake victims.
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Chinese men gather outside tents set up for earthquake victims and volunteers in Longtoushan in China's southwest Yunnan province on August 5, 2014. More than 400 people have died in an earthquake that devastated a Chinese village, officials said, as relatives faced the stark probability that rescuers would only find the remains of their loved ones. The magnitude 6.1 tremor destroyed 80,000 houses and seriously damaged 124,000 more, wrecking the once-idyllic mountainside village of Longtoushan. AFP PHOTO/Greg BAKERGREG BAKER/AFP/Getty Images ORIG FILE ID: 532224837
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epaselect epa04341649 Two earthquake survivors carry their belongings walking on collasped buildings after an earthquake in Longtoushan town, Ludian county, Yunnan province, China, 05 August 2014. A magnitude 6.5 earthquake hit Ludian County on 03 August 2014 that killed at least 404 people. Rain and landslides blocking key roads hamper efforts to rescue tens of thousands of people left homeless by an earthquake that killed over 400 in south-western China. EPA/WU HONG ORG XMIT: WUHONG20140805A1
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TOPSHOTS This photo taken on August 4, 2014 shows an overhead view of a road buried by landslide after a 6.1 magnitude earthquake hit Ludian county in Zhaotong, in southwest China's Yunnan province. Two days after a magnitude 6.1 tremor devastated southwest China's Yunnan province, at least 398 people have been confirmed dead, with 80,000 houses destroyed and 124,000 seriously damaged. CHINA OUT AFP PHOTOSTR/AFP/Getty Images ORIG FILE ID: 532223178
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ZHAOTONG, CHINA - AUGUST 04: (CHINA OUT) Rescuers search for buried people at the quake-hit area on August 4, 2014 in Zhaotong, China. A 6.5-magnitude earthquake hit Zhaotong's Ludian county on August 3, killing at least 410 people. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 505174453 ORIG FILE ID: 453208844
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TOPSHOTS Women grieve after the body of a child was found in a collapsed building at Longtoushan, in China's southwest Yunnan province on August 5, 2014. More than 400 people have died in an earthquake that devastated a Chinese village, officials said August 5, as relatives face the stark probability that rescuers would only find the remains of their loved ones. AFP PHOTO/Greg BAKERGREG BAKER/AFP/Getty Images ORIG FILE ID: 532220747
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Rescuers make their way through a river with excavators in Longtoushan township of Ludian county in Zhaotong, southwest China's Yunnan province on August 5, 2014.More than 367 people died and nearly 2,000 were injured when a strong earthquake hit southwest China's mountainous Yunnan province Sunday, bringing homes crashing to the ground and sparking a massive relief operation. AFP PHOTO CHINA OUTSTR/AFP/Getty Images ORIG FILE ID: 532219638
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TOPSHOTS This photo taken on August 4, 2014 shows an injuried girl (R) crying in the corridor of Ludian hospital after a 6.1 magnitude earthquake hit Ludian county in Zhaotong, in southwest China's Yunnan province. Two days after a magnitude 6.1 tremor devastated southwest China's Yunnan province, at least 398 people have been confirmed dead, with 80,000 houses destroyed and 124,000 seriously damaged. CHINA OUT AFP PHOTOSTR/AFP/Getty Images ORIG FILE ID: 532214320
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People sit on a collapsed house on Aug. 5, following an Aug. 3 earthquake in Longtoushan, China.
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Earthquake victims sit amid the debris of collapsed houses.
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Rescuers transport the body of an earthquake victim in Zhaotong.
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Rescuers look for earthquake survivors among the debris of collapsed houses.
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An injured woman is helped along a road in Zhaotong, China, following an earthquake.
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Rescuers transport an earthquake survivor to safety.
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A woman grieves over the body of her 24-year-old son, who was killed in the earthquake.
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People walk by collapsed houses.
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Rescue workers search for survivors among the remains of collapsed buildings in Longtoushan, China.
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Rescue workers inspect collapsed buildings in Longtoushan, China on Aug. 4.
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Safety officials gather in Longtoushan, China.
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Chinese rescuers carry an injured resident after an earthquake hit an area of Ludian county in Zhaotong in southwest China's Yunnan province.
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A Chinese rescuer carries a baby after an earthquake hit an area of Ludian county in Zhaotong in southwest China's Yunnan province on August 3, 2014. At least 150 people were killed and 1,300 injured after a strong earthquake hit southwest China's mountainous Yunnan province, state media said. The quake in Zhaotong prefecture, in the province's northeast, toppled buildings and left residents frantically searching for survivors beneath the rubble, images on social media showed. AFP PHOTO/STR CHINA OUTSTR/AFP/Getty Images ORIG FILE ID: 532168989
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Residents look for survivors in the rubble of a collapsed house after a 6.1 magnitude earthquake hit the area in Ludian county in Zhaotong, southwest China's Yunnan province on August 3, 2014. The quake struck 11 kilometres (seven miles) west-northwest of the town of Wenping at a relatively shallow depth of 10 kilometres at 4:30 pm (0830 GMT). CHINA OUT AFP PHOTOSTR/AFP/Getty Images ORIG FILE ID: 532165424
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Rescuers carry an injuried child on a stretcher after a 6.1 magnitude earthquake hit the area in Ludian county in Zhaotong, southwest China's Yunnan province on August 3, 2014. The quake struck 11 kilometres (seven miles) west-northwest of the town of Wenping at a relatively shallow depth of 10 kilometres at 4:30 pm (0830 GMT). CHINA OUT AFP PHOTOSTR/AFP/Getty Images ORIG FILE ID: 532165416
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Residents run through debris from a landslide during aftershocks following an earthquake that hit an area of Ludian county in Zhaotong in southwest China's Yunnan province on August 3, 2014. At least 150 people were killed and 1,300 injured after a strong earthquake hit southwest China's mountainous Yunnan province, state media said. The quake in Zhaotong prefecture, in the province's northeast, toppled buildings and left residents frantically searching for survivors beneath the rubble, images on social media showed. AFP PHOTO/STR CHINA OUTSTR/AFP/Getty Images ORIG FILE ID: 532169004
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Chinese rescuers carry an injuried resident after an earthquake hit an area of Ludian county in Zhaotong in southwest China's Yunnan province on August 3, 2014. At least 150 people were killed and 1,300 injured after a strong earthquake hit southwest China's mountainous Yunnan province, state media said. The quake in Zhaotong prefecture, in the province's northeast, toppled buildings and left residents frantically searching for survivors beneath the rubble, images on social media showed. AFP PHOTO/STR CHINA OUTSTR/AFP/Getty Images ORIG FILE ID: 532168870
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Chinese rescuers carry an injuried resident after an earthquake hit an area of Ludian county in Zhaotong in southwest China's Yunnan province on August 3, 2014. At least 150 people were killed and 1,300 injured after a strong earthquake hit southwest China's mountainous Yunnan province, state media said. The quake in Zhaotong prefecture, in the province's northeast, toppled buildings and left residents frantically searching for survivors beneath the rubble, images on social media showed. AFP PHOTO/STR CHINA OUTSTR/AFP/Getty Images ORIG FILE ID: 532168985
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Residents gather near damaged houses following an earthquake in an area of Ludian county in Zhaotong in southwest China's Yunnan province on August 3, 2014. At least 150 people were killed and 1,300 injured after a strong earthquake hit southwest China's mountainous Yunnan province, state media said. The quake in Zhaotong prefecture, in the province's northeast, toppled buildings and left residents frantically searching for survivors beneath the rubble, images on social media showed. AFP PHOTO/STR CHINA OUTSTR/AFP/Getty Images ORIG FILE ID: 532169007
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Rescuers carry an injuried child on a stretcher after a 6.1 magnitude earthquake hit the area in Ludian county in Zhaotong, southwest China's Yunnan province on August 3, 2014. The quake struck 11 kilometres (seven miles) west-northwest of the town of Wenping at a relatively shallow depth of 10 kilometres at 4:30 pm (0830 GMT). CHINA OUT AFP PHOTOSTR/AFP/Getty Images ORIG FILE ID: 532165414
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Chinese rescuers carry an injuried resident after an earthquake hit an area of Ludian county in Zhaotong in southwest China's Yunnan province on August 3, 2014. At least 150 people were killed and 1,300 injured after a strong earthquake hit southwest China's mountainous Yunnan province, state media said. The quake in Zhaotong prefecture, in the province's northeast, toppled buildings and left residents frantically searching for survivors beneath the rubble, images on social media showed. AFP PHOTO/STR CHINA OUTSTR/AFP/Getty Images ORIG FILE ID: 532168869
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