Witness History: Witness Archive 2016 - The Tangshan Earthquake

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. We speak to eye-witness Yu Suyun.

(Photo: A building in Tangshan after the earthquake. Credit: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)

Published on Thursday, 28th July 2016.

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