The Tangshan Earthquake
A deadly earthquake hit the city of Tangshan killing hundreds of thousands of people.
Witness History · BBC World Service
July 28, 20229m 58s
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Show Notes
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. Lucy Burns spoke to eye-witness Yu Suyun in 2016.
(Photo: A building in Tangshan after the earthquake. Credit: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)