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World Service,28 Jul 2016,9 mins

The Tangshan Earthquake

Witness History

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On 28 July 1976, one of the deadliest earthquakes in modern history hit the city of Tangshan in north-eastern China - killing hundreds of thousands of people. We speak to eye-witness Yu Suyun. (Photo: A building in Tangshan after the earthquake. Credit: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)

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