Survivors in remote mountains mourned the dead and endured frigid cold after an earthquake. Houses collapsed, killing 131 people and injuring over 900. Most casualties were in Gansu province. In makeshift shelters, survivors retrieved belongings from the ruins of their houses. Nearly 15,000 homes collapsed and over 87,000 people have been resettled. The death toll rose to 18 and the number of injured approached 1,000. Experts attributed the high toll to shallow depth and poor construction.
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