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Earthquakes have killed many people and have caused serious damage to people's life. Here are some of the worst earthquakes that happened around the world.
Haiti Earthquake
A great earthquake hit Haiti on January 12, 2010. Its center was located just southwest of Port－au－Prince, the capital and largest city of Haiti. It has been the strongest earthquake to hit the country since 1770. It led to 100,000 to 316,000 deaths and left 2 million people homeless and 3 million people in need of immediate help. At least $195 million has been given by different countries, along with a large number of rescue workers to support (支援) rescue efforts.
Kashmir Earthquake
The Kashmir Earthquake happened on the morning of October 8, 2005. It was centered near the city of Muzaffarabad. The official number of deaths was 75,000 and there were 106,000 people who were injured. As Saturday is a normal school day in the area, most students were at school when the earthquake happened. Many young people were buried under destroyed school buildings. Many people were also trapped in their homes. Reports said that entire towns and villages were completely wiped out in northern Pakistan. The serious damage was mainly because of poor buildings.
Indian Ocean Earthquake
Known as the Sumatra－Andaman earthquake, the Indian Ocean Earthquake happened on December 26, 2004. While the earthquake itself lasted for 10 seconds, it caused a tsunami (海啸). The tsunami killed about 200,000 to 310,000 people along the shores (海滨) of Indonesia, Sri Lanka, South India and Thailand. There was one death even happening at Port Elizabeth in South Africa, 8,000 miles away from the center.
21．What can be learnt from Paragraph 2?
A．Haiti is a poor country.
B．Haiti suffered many disasters.
C．Over 400,000 people died in the earthquake.
D．Haiti received international help after the earthquake.
22．Why were many young people buried in the Kashmir Earthquake?
A．It is the strongest in history.
B．Its center was near Muzaffarabad.
C．It happened during the school time.
D．There were too many school buildings.
23．Why does the author mention a death in South Africa in the last paragraph?
A．To suggest South Africa is far away.
B．To show how strong the earthquake was.
C．To tell us the earthquake killed many people.
D．To prove the earthquake was felt by South Africa.
