Asia Cast for Sunday 31st August
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In this Bulletin…
- Massive earthquake hits southwest China;
- Georgia accuses Russia troops blocking refugee return; and
- China’s communist regime admits misusing up to 6 billion dollars.
-But first, here’s our SOH focus on China
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An earthquake that hit southwest China’s Sichuan and Yunnan provinces has killed 25 people, damaged or destroyed more than 100,000 homes and affected at least 440,000 residents, state media said on Sunday.
The epicenter of Saturday’s quake, which struck around 4:30 p.m, was about 20 miles southeast of Panzhihua, near Sichuan’s border with Yunnan, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake was about 6 miles deep.
The U.S. Geological Survey put the magnitude of the quake at 5.7, while China’s official state media Xinhua news agency said it measured 6.1.
State media said the quake had injured 192 people, and three more were missing.
It added that 656 schools had also been damaged and that heavy rain and difficult terrain were hampering rescue efforts, with mobile telephone communications patchy.
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