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Death toll rises to 113 in SW China quake

(Xinhua)

18:27, April 20, 2013

CHENGDU, April 20 (Xinhua) -- At least 113 people have been killed in the 7.0-magnitude earthquake in southwest China's Sichuan Province as of 4:40 p.m. on Saturday, according to the provincial seismological bureau.

The earthquake hit Lushan county of Ya'an City in the province at 8:02 a.m. Saturday Beijing Time, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).

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