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<p>In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, a car is buried under the rubble after an earthquake in Yushu County, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Wednesday, April 14, 2010. A series of strong earthquakes struck a mountainous Tibetan area of western China on Wednesday, killing hundreds of people and injuring more than 10,000 as houses made of mud and wood collapsed, officials said. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Ren Xiaogang)</p>

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Quake in remote west China kills 617
April 15, 2010 9 p.m.

Quake in remote west China kills 617

Officials: 85 percent of buildings in region destroyed

XINING, China - China poured workers and equipment into a mountainous Tibetan region Thursday in a bid to find survivors more than a day after strong earthquakes killed more than 600 people and injured thousands.