Ma Lianqiang, left, stands near the body of his wife Han Suofeiya, who was killed in Monday night's earthquake in Yangwa village near Dahejia town in northwestern China's Gansu province, Wednesday, December 20, 2023. A strong overnight earthquake rattled a mountainous region of northwestern China, authorities said Tuesday, destroying homes, leaving residents out in a below-freezing winter night and killing many in the nation's deadliest quake in nine years. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)
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