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Earthquake survivors mourn the dead in northwest China

Surrounded by destruction, survivors of an earthquake mourned the dead and endured a frigid cold in temporary shelters Wednesday, unsure how to rebuild their lives in the remote mountains of northwest China.

By Ng Han Guan / Associated Press

Dec. 20, 2023

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A strong earthquake struck a mountainous region of northwestern China, killing at least 131 people in the country’s deadliest quake in nine years.
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A vehicle is smashed after a brick house collapsed during an earthquake in Dahejia town in northwestern China's Gansu province, Wednesday, Dec. 20. A strong overnight earthquake rattled a mountainous region of northwestern China, authorities said Tuesday, destroying homes, leaving residents out in a below-freezing winter night and killing many in the nation's deadliest quake in nine years.
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Chinese soldiers gather near a fire at a temporary shelter after an earthquake in Dahejia town in northwestern China's Gansu province, Wednesday, Dec. 20. A strong overnight earthquake rattled a mountainous region of northwestern China, authorities said Tuesday, destroying homes, leaving residents out in a below-freezing winter night and killing many in the nation's deadliest quake in nine years.
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A worker restores telecommunication cables near a mosque that was being torn down for reconstruction and was further damaged after an earthquake in Dahejia town in northwestern China's Gansu province, Wednesday, Dec. 20. A strong overnight earthquake rattled a mountainous region of northwestern China, authorities said Tuesday, destroying homes, leaving residents out in a below-freezing winter night and killing many in the nation's deadliest quake in nine years.
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Soldiers and other volunteers help set up tents at a temporary shelter for residents following an earthquake in Dahejia town in northwestern China's Gansu province, Wednesday, Dec. 20. A strong overnight earthquake rattled a mountainous region of northwestern China, authorities said Tuesday, destroying homes, leaving residents out in a below-freezing winter night and killing many in the nation's deadliest quake in nine years.
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A soldier walks past tents at a temporary shelter for residents after an earthquake in Dahejia town in northwestern China's Gansu province, Wednesday, Dec. 20. A strong overnight earthquake rattled a mountainous region of northwestern China, authorities said Tuesday, destroying homes, leaving residents out in a below-freezing winter night and killing many in the nation's deadliest quake in nine years.
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A child stands near tents at a temporary shelter after an earthquake in Dahejia town in northwestern China's Gansu province, Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023. A strong overnight earthquake rattled a mountainous region of northwestern China, authorities said Tuesday, destroying homes, leaving residents out in a below-freezing winter night and killing many in the nation's deadliest quake in nine years. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
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Volunteer rescue team members carry an elderly man on a chair to a temporary shelter after an earthquake in Dahejia town in northwestern China's Gansu province, Wednesday, Dec. 20. A strong overnight earthquake rattled a mountainous region of northwestern China, authorities said Tuesday, destroying homes, leaving residents out in a below-freezing winter night and killing many in the nation's deadliest quake in nine years.
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Residents line up for a free meal in Dahejia town in northwestern China's Gansu province, Wednesday, Dec. 20. A strong overnight earthquake rattled a mountainous region of northwestern China, authorities said Tuesday, destroying homes, leaving residents out in a below-freezing winter night and killing many in the nation's deadliest quake in nine years.
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Residents line up for a free meal at a temporary shelter after an earthquake in Dahejia town in northwestern China's Gansu province, Wednesday, Dec. 20. A strong overnight earthquake rattled a mountainous region of northwestern China, authorities said Tuesday, destroying homes, leaving residents out in a below-freezing winter night and killing many in the nation's deadliest quake in nine years.
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A Hui ethnic minority man eats a free meal at a temporary shelter for residents after an earthquake in Dahejia town in northwestern China's Gansu province, Wednesday, Dec. 20. A strong overnight earthquake rattled a mountainous region of northwestern China, authorities said Tuesday, destroying homes, leaving residents out in a below-freezing winter night and killing many in the nation's deadliest quake in nine years.
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A Hui ethnic minority man walks past cracked walls and collapsed brick walls in the aftermath of an earthquake in Dahejia town in northwestern China's Gansu province, Wednesday, Dec. 20. A strong overnight earthquake rattled a mountainous region of northwestern China, authorities said Tuesday, destroying homes, leaving residents out in a below-freezing winter night and killing many in the nation's deadliest quake in nine years.
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Emergency shelters set up by the government is seen near a mosque that was undergoing reconstruction but was further damaged in the earthquake that hit Dahejia town in northwestern China's Gansu province, Wednesday, Dec. 20. A strong overnight earthquake rattled a mountainous region of northwestern China, authorities said Tuesday, destroying homes, leaving residents out in a below-freezing winter night and killing many in the nation's deadliest quake in nine years.
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Ma Lianqiang, left, stands near the body of his wife Han Suofeiya, who was killed in Monday night's earthquake in Yangwa village near Dahejia town in northwestern China's Gansu province, Wednesday, Dec. 20. A strong overnight earthquake rattled a mountainous region of northwestern China, authorities said Tuesday, destroying homes, leaving residents out in a below-freezing winter night and killing many in the nation's deadliest quake in nine years.
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A sheep is killed as relatives walk to the burial of Han Suofeiya who was killed after Monday night's earthquake that struck Yangwa village near Dahejia town in northwestern China's Gansu province, Wednesday, Dec. 20. A strong overnight earthquake rattled a mountainous region of northwestern China, authorities said Tuesday, destroying homes, leaving residents out in a below-freezing winter night and killing many in the nation's deadliest quake in nine years.
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Ma Lianqiang, center, looks on as workers bury his wife Han Suofeiya who died in the earthquake in Yangwa village near Dahejia town in northwestern China's Gansu province, Wednesday, Dec. 20. A strong overnight earthquake rattled a mountainous region of northwestern China, authorities said Tuesday, destroying homes, leaving residents out in a below-freezing winter night and killing many in the nation's deadliest quake in nine years.
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Relatives of Han Suofeiya, who was killed after Monday night's earthquake, grieves as her body is taken to be buried in Yangwa village near Dahejia town in northwestern China's Gansu province, Wednesday, Dec. 20. A strong overnight earthquake rattled a mountainous region of northwestern China, authorities said Tuesday, destroying homes, leaving residents out in a below-freezing winter night and killing many in the nation's deadliest quake in nine years.
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A child who died in the earthquake is buried at a cemetery in Yangwa village near Dahejia town in northwestern China's Gansu province, Wednesday, Dec. 20. A strong overnight earthquake rattled a mountainous region of northwestern China, authorities said Tuesday, destroying homes, leaving residents out in a below-freezing winter night and killing many in the nation's deadliest quake in nine years.
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A sheep is prepared for sacrifice during the funeral for Han Suofeiya, who was killed after Monday night's earthquake that struck Yangwa village near Dahejia town in northwestern China's Gansu province, Wednesday, Dec. 20. A strong overnight earthquake rattled a mountainous region of northwestern China, authorities said Tuesday, destroying homes, leaving residents out in a below-freezing winter night and killing many in the nation's deadliest quake in nine years.
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Relatives carry the body of Han Suofeiya who was killed after Monday night's earthquake that struck Yangwa village near Dahejia town in northwestern China's Gansu province, Wednesday, Dec. 20. A strong overnight earthquake rattled a mountainous region of northwestern China, authorities said Tuesday, destroying homes, leaving residents out in a below-freezing winter night and killing many in the nation's deadliest quake in nine years.
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Ma Yuanke, 10, grieves as his mother, Han Suofeiya, who died in an overnight earthquake, is buried in Yangwa village, northwestern China's Gansu province, Wednesday, Dec. 20. A strong overnight earthquake rattled a mountainous region of northwestern China, authorities said Tuesday, destroying homes, leaving residents out in a below-freezing winter night and killing many in the nation's deadliest quake in nine years.

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