City of Rubble Left Behind by Earthquake

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Channel: Voice of America · 2009 · News & Politics

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The city in southwest China's Sichuan province that arguably bears the biggest scars from last year's devastating earthquake is Beichuan, a valley town that in its heyday was home to 170,000 people.  Stephanie Ho visited Beichuan, where people remember their loved ones lost amid the ruins, as authorities move ahead with plans to rebuild the ruined city in a different location.

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