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Earthquake in China: In pictures

A resident walks on a street in the earthquake shaken town of Hongbai. Photo: REUTERS/ Reinhard Krause, courtesy of alertnet.org

The 7.2-magnitude earthquake that struck China's Sichuan province on 12 May caused widespread destruction and left some five million people homeless.

Photo: REUTERS/ Reinhard Krause, courtesy of alertnet.org

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