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Relief arrives in China.

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Relief arrives in China.

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Reuters

43 Views • Sep 08, 2012

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Relief arrives in Southwestern China.

Supplies land in the remote communities rocked by back-to-back earthquakes that killed at least 89 people and injured hundreds more.

A 5.6 magnitude quakes hit the impoverished, mountainous part of the country with poor infrastructure and communications Friday.

The quakes cut off electricity and triggered landslides that blocked roads, hampering rescue efforts.

(SOUNDBITE) (Mandarin) 56-YEAR OLD LOCAL RESIDENT, ZHOU WEIPING, SAYING:

"I was extremely scared when it started to shake. After it shook the first, second and third times, it was moving and I was extremely scared. And then it was a gentle flutter. When we encountered the earthquake, we panicked and quickly ran out."

Doctors are on site treating the wounded.

County authorities said that the quakes also destroyed around 6,650 homes, damaged some 430,000 houses and displaced more than 201,000 people.