100,000 trapped in Pengzhou City
2008-05-16 19:28:51 GMT 2008-05-17 03:28:51 (Beijing Time) SINA English
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Beijing, May 17 -- About 400,000 people in Pengzhou City have been affected by the deadly earthquake, of which 100,000 victims are trapping amomg the mountains, a report from Xinhua said.
Xinhua reporters drove into Pengzhou in early morning, May 16. It is the first time that reporters entered into Pengzhou areas.
Pengzhou, a city 20 kilometres away from Chengdu, has a population of 800,000.
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