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BEIJING: Tens of thousands of earthquake victims in southwest China were living in tents or in the open on Monday, fearful of returning to their damaged homes a day after a magnitude 6.4 quake killed three and injured at least 300. Hundreds of aftershocks sent jittery residents scurrying for safety. ``We worry so much about the aftershocks. This morning we had one, and we hid anyplace we could think of,'' said Cai Zhongting, who was living with his family in a tent. The quake struck near China's border with Laos shortly after 5:30 a.m. on Sunday, said China's official Xinhua News Agency, citing the Government's seismological bureau. The U.S. Geological Survey measured the quake's magnitude at 6.2. Xinhua said 20 of the injured were seriously hurt. The dead included a 4-year-old boy who was sleeping with his mother when the mud walls of their home collapsed, burying them, Xinhua said. — AP

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