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The Tangshan Earthquake
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.
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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