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At least seven people were killed when a 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck southwestern China on Monday, state media reported, according to AFP. Initial surveys showed that a number of towns in Sichuan province had sustained "serious damage to housing due to mountain landslides" while telecommunication lines had been cut off in some areas, according to state broadcaster CCTV. The quake shortly before 1 pm (0500 GMT) Monday hit around 43 kilometers (26 miles) southeast of the city of Kangding in Sichuan province at a depth of 10 kilometers, according to the US Geological Survey. State media reported that contact lines with...
