Twin quakes in China kill at least 9
AP, Beijing
Authorities lowered water levels of two reservoirs in northwestern China after two powerful tremors shook the remote, earthquake-prone region, killing at least nine people and injuring dozens, the government said yesterday. The earthquakes measured at magnitudes 6.1 and 5.8, respectively hit a desert area of Gansu province at 8:41 and 8:48 p.m. Saturday, the State Seismological Bureau said. More than 40 people were injured, six seriously, according to the official Xinhua News Agency, reporting from Lanzhou, the provincial capital. Local officials reported collapsed houses and scores of minor aftershocks.
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