China says three dead from earthquake in north-western China

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Beijing, Ramadan 17, 1436, July 04, 2015, SPA -- At least three people died and 71 were injured in an earthquake in north-western China's Xinjiang region, authorities said Saturday, according to dpa. Earlier state media reports said that six people had died in Friday's quake, but the China Earthquake Administration revised the figures Saturday. About 6 million people were evacuated and 12,000 houses destroyed or seriously damaged, with total economic losses estimated at 190 million yuan (30 million dollars), the administration said. A regional has been closed and communications networks have been disrupted, reports said. --SPA 12:37 LOCAL TIME 09:37 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w

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