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Fresh aftershock cuts off roads, telecom, buries vehicles
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A fresh aftershock measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale hit Lixian, Sichuan Province, on Friday afternoon, cutting off roads and telecommunication.

A number of vehicles were buried in landslides triggered by the aftershock. The casualties were not known yet, Xinhua reporters reported on site via satellite phone.

(Xinhua News Agency May 16, 2008)
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