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REGION: Asia-Pacific
TOPIC: Weather & Natural Disasters
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SLIDE SHOW Posted: May 13, 2009   
China: One Year After the Sichuan Earthquake FLASH VERSION
A 7.9 magnitude earthquake battered China's Sichuan province on May 12, 2008. A year later, National Public Radio's Melissa Block and photographer Andrea Hsu revisited some families to report on their progress recovering from the quake.
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Produced by: Larisa Epatko
Mu Zhenxian, Mu Zhenxian, who now sells photos and DVDs of the destruction to Beichuan, lost 16 relatives in the earthquake, according to NPR's Melissa Block.
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Mu Zhenxian
Mu Zhenxian, who now sells photos and DVDs of the destruction to Beichuan, lost 16 relatives in the earthquake, according to NPR's Melissa Block.
Speaking: Melissa Block of NPR
Photo Credit: Andrea Hsu/NPR, Audio Credit: Larisa Epatko
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