One dead and 29 injured after earthquake in Neijiang, Sichuan province
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Save Chinese state TV is reporting that an earthquake in the country's southwest has killed one person and injured another 29.
The government's earthquake monitoring center says the 5.4-magnitude quake struck the city of Neijiang in Sichuan province early Sunday.
The causalities were reported by China Central Television, which gave no
other details of the death or injuries.
Earthquakes occur frequently in the area, which lies in the eastern slope of the Tibetan plateau.
- AP
