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BEIJING — An earthquake struck China's extreme southwest near the border with Myanmar Thursday, killing at least 22 people and injuring more than 200.
Witnesses reported that a supermarket and a hotel had partially collapsed in the magnitude 5.8 earthquake, the official Xinhua News Agency said.
Xinhua saidthere were reports that people had been buried under debris and that the tremor had caused a power outage across Yingjiang.
Originally posted by Screwed
I mourn for the people of China and everywhere that are being affected by the increasing natural disasters
occuring on this planet.
One day it will be us. Sooner than later.
When it affects me and my family,
when the New Madrid finally splits this country in half and kills millions
I swear I will go postal on the first A-hole who dares to have the BA!!$ to poke his head up and declare............
"Actually these sorts of Country splitting earthquakes are pretty common, we just hear about them more because news travels so much faster now due to the internet" or some such nonsense.edit on 10-3-2011 by Screwed because: (no reason given)
Edit to add:
Looks like they already arrived.
Damn they're quick.edit on 10-3-2011 by Screwed because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by Screwed
I mourn for the people of China and everywhere that are being affected by the increasing natural disasters
occuring on this planet.
One day it will be us. Sooner than later.
When it affects me and my family,
when the New Madrid finally splits this country in half and kills millions
I swear I will go postal on the first A-hole who dares to have the BA!!$ to poke his head up and declare............
"Actually these sorts of Country splitting earthquakes are pretty common, we just hear about them more because news travels so much faster now due to the internet" or some such nonsense.edit on 10-3-2011 by Screwed because: (no reason given)
Edit to add:
Looks like they already arrived.
Damn they're quick.edit on 10-3-2011 by Screwed because: (no reason given)