BEIJING (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.9 earthquake on Wednesday killed at least 67 people and trapped many others in collapsed houses in the mountainous Tibetan plateau in southwestern China.
A series of quakes and aftershocks caused low, brick buildings in Qinghai province's Yushu region to collapse, residents and state media said. Troops have been dispatched to the area.
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