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In the last 500 years, several million people have been killed by earthquakes．Among all the earthquakes, the 1976 Tangshan Earthquake is regarded as the 1 one in the twentieth century．
On July 28, 1976, a terrible earthquake of 7.8 magnitude(级) 2 Tangshan City, Hebei Province．In just one second, the city with one million people was destroyed．The earthquake was 3 strong that even Beijing and Tianjin were seriously affected(受到影响)．The shock was felt in 14 provinces and cities－one-third of the country．
The earthquake took place 4 midnight．Most people could not take any actions．Over 240,000 people 5 and about 170,000 were seriously injured．Water supplies, communications and traffic were completely cut off．
The people there needed 6 immediately．But they could not wait for help 7 ．They formed groups to dig for others．They set up medical areas and tents．They searched for food and clean water．Recovery(恢复)was not easy with so much 8 ．Yet, after a lot of care was given in time, the rebuilding of Tangshan began almost 9 ．Though it took time, the whole city was rebuilt and is 10 home for over a million people, earning(赢得)Tangshan the name“Brave City of China”．
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