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'Tent schools' open after quake

Updated: 2013-04-23 13:01
( chinadaily.com.cn)
'Tent schools' open after quake

Students study in tents, preparing for the National College Entrance Exam, or gaokao, in Tianquan county, Sichuan province on April 22. Tianquan county, 35 kilometers from Lushan county, was also hit by the earthquake on April 20. Five people died and 1,215 people were injured in the area. Despite the quake, students in Tianquan High School continue studying in the tents.[Photo/Xinhua]

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