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Sebastien RICCI

UNCOVERED: Survivors brave freezing cold after china quake kills 131 - Caught on Camera

Survivors set up a temporary shelter after a magnitude 5.9 earthquake killed 131 people in northwest China's Gansu province (Credit: AFP)

Survivors of China's deadliest earthquake in years huddled in aid tents on Wednesday after overnight temperatures plunged well below zero, with the death toll rising to 131.

State broadcaster CCTV said at least 113 people were killed in northwestern Gansu province and 18 more in neighbouring Qinghai after a shallow tremor on Monday night damaged thousands of buildings.

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