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TFK PHOTO ESSAY
Sorrow in India
On January 26, a massive earthquake hit western India (see map), killing an estimated 30,000 people and leaving hundreds of thousands of others homeless. It was the country's worst earthquake in 50 years. More than 20 countries are helping India recover.
See how India is coping with the disaster on the left, and read what kids like you are doing and saying about it on the right.
A wedding photo that belonged to a resident of Bhuj lies in the rubble of a building. The town was at the center of the powerful earthquake.
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Kids Speak Out
"This earthquake made me think that for all our modern technology, the human race is no match against nature. There was no way we could have stopped the horrendous earthquake in India."
Nicholas P., 12, from Texas
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