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"A powerful earthquake hit the Sichuan province of China near Ya'an city over the weekend reportedly killing some 200 people. Thousands of rescue workers have been deployed to help feed, treat, and house the displaced residents and help clear roads blocked by landslides in the remote area. The quake comes just short of five years after a massive quake in the same region killed some 70,000 people. -- Lloyd Young ( 46 photos total)"

"A powerful earthquake struck the steep hills of China's south-western Sichuan province on Saturday , leaving at least 156 people dead and more than 2,600 injured, nearly five years after a devastating quake wreaked widespread damage across the region."

"Three days after the region of Ya'an in south-west China was rocked by an earthquake, the rescue efforts and clear-up operation are ongoing"

"Following the earthquake in Haiti in 2010, the UN and other humanitarian organisations scrambled to provide sufficient housing for 1.5 million Haitians. At the end of 2013, around 150,000 people were still living in temporary structures and makeshift tents. Progress to rebuild the country has been slow."

"At least 75 killed and more than 400 injured after quake measuring up to 6.6 magnitude"

"Tremors were felt hundreds of miles away in the Indian capital, Delhi, as well in the Pakistani port of Karachi"

"Provincial official puts death toll from magnitude 7.7 quake in Awaran district in Baluchistan at 210, with 375 people injured"