The devastating 2001 earthquake damage dbridge being repaired in Gujarat India

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The earthquake that shook Gujarat on the morning of January 26, 2001 (Republic Day) is one of the most deadly earthquakes to strike India . Government figures place the death toll at 19,727 and the number of injured at 166,000. 600,000 people were left homeless, with 348,000 houses destroyed and an additional 844,000 damaged. the earthquake affected, million people out of a total population of estimates place economic losses at $ billion. Many roads and bridges were also destroyed

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Location: Bhuj,Gujarat India
Photo credit: © maurice joseph / Alamy / Afripics
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