Two killed, dozens injured as shallow quake hits China’s Sichuan

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  by Jing Xuan TENG Agence France Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) — Two people were killed and dozens injured when a shallow earthquake struck southwestern China in the early hours of Thursday, triggering the second-highest level of emergency response by rescuers in Sichuan province. The quake struck Luxian county before dawn on Thursday around 120 kilometres southwest of the sprawling megacity of Chongqing, which along with its surrounding area is home to around 30 million […]