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Welcome to the Willis University. This is a site dedicated mostly to the world's natural disasters. Also some random inserts of global news from credible sources and also a mixture of opinion. Some of the opinions are not suitable for all. Please remember this is my opinion only. Thanks to all for the guidance I've been given.

August 30, 2008

Magnitude 6.1 Earthquake Strikes China's Sichuan Province

BEIJING — China's official Xinhua News Agency says a 6.1 magnitude earthquake has struck Sichuan province. There were no reports of casualties.

Xinhua said Saturday the earthquake hit 31 miles southeast of Panzhihua city, near the border with Yunnan province.

On May 12, a 7.9 magnitude earthquake in Sichuan province killed nearly 70,000 people and left 5 million homeless.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,413882,00.html

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