The Tangshan Earthquake

Witness History: Witness Archive 2016

English - July 28, 2016 07:50 - 8 minutes - 4.07 MB - ★★★ - 8 ratings
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On 28 July 1976, one of the deadliest earthquakes in modern history hit the city of Tangshan in north-eastern China - killing hundreds of thousands of people. We speak to eye-witness Yu Suyun.

(Photo: A building in Tangshan after the earthquake. Credit: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)