4.4-magnitude quake hits Sichuan: meteorologists

14:17, February 18, 2018

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  Powerful earthquake shakes southern Mexico

  A powerful earthquake hit southern Mexico, shaking buildings in capital city. The quake has preliminary magnitude of 7.5, according to the United States Geological

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  Mexico's interior minister and Oaxacan governor survive helicopter crash

  File photoMexican Interior Minister Alfonso Navarrete and Governor of Oaxaca Alejandro Murat were involved in a helicopter crash on Saturday. Both officials survived, Mexico's Interior Ministry confirmed.However, two civilians on the ground were killed in the crash.The officials were en route to survey the aftermath of the 7.2-magnitude earthquake that hit the southern Mexican state earlier on Friday

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  Forest fire in SW China's Sichuan put out

  A major fire spreading across more than 100 hectares of forest in southwest China's Sichuan Province has been extinguished, local authorities said Wednesday.The fire broke out on Feb. 16 in a village in Yajiang County due to some human activities, according to the local government. No casualties were caused.Over 1,700 soldiers, firefighters, government officials and local residents participated in the