The bird eye view photo taken on a helicopter shows villages near the quake-hit county seat of Yutian, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Feb. 13, 2014. A 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck Yutian County on Wednesday. By noon of Thursday, 7,838 residents in six counties of Hotan Prefecture, including Yutian, were affected by the tremor, with 982 relocated to safety, said a statement from the regional civil affairs department. So far, no casualties have been reported. (Xinhua/Li Xiang)
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