China, 2013: Recovery efforts continue one month after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake hit Sichuan Province on 20 April 2013. The disaster killed 196 people and injured more than 12,000 while dismantling homes and major infrastructure. A displaced woman and her daughter seek temporary shelter in Baoxing County. Home to 60,000 people, the county suffered damage to over 60 per cent of its buildings.
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