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Tremor hits Sichuan
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THREE people were killed and many injured by an earthquake that struck a remote part of China's Sichuan Province, State media reported on Saturday.
The quake measuring 6.0 on the open-ended Richter scale struck a mountainous area populated by ethnic Tibetans in the southwestern province on Friday.
Xinhua News Agency reported a large number of houses were damaged or destroyed by the earthquake, which seriously damaged roads and services, including water supplies, power and telecommunications.
The official news agency gave no exact figure for injuries.
Earlier, Xinhua reported the quake rocked Yajiang and Kangding counties at 8.09am (0009 GMT) and was felt in 20towns by around 20,000 people.(SD-Agencies)
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