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8 Chinese buried in Haiti quake rubble
By Wang Xiang |
January 13, 2010, Wednesday
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EIGHT members of China's peacekeeping force in Haiti were buried under rubble and more than 10 people were missing in a major earthquake that hit the Caribbean island nation today.
There are 125 Chinese peacekeeping forces in Haiti. Six of them are women, Xinhua news agency reported.
China has sent a rescue team to Haiti, including medical staff, specialist quake rescuers and engineers.
The magnitude 7.0 earthquake, the most powerful to hit Haiti in a century, has toppled the presidential palace and many government buildings.
The quake is expected to claim thousands of lives.
There are 125 Chinese peacekeeping forces in Haiti. Six of them are women, Xinhua news agency reported.
China has sent a rescue team to Haiti, including medical staff, specialist quake rescuers and engineers.
The magnitude 7.0 earthquake, the most powerful to hit Haiti in a century, has toppled the presidential palace and many government buildings.
The quake is expected to claim thousands of lives.
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