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How many security guards died at the reserve?
five
[ "2008_Sichuan_earthquake\n\nInitially, officials were unable to contact the Wolong National Nature Reserve, home to around 280 giant pandas. However, the Foreign Ministry later said that a group of 31 British tourists visiting the Wolong Panda Reserve in the quake-hit area returned safe and uninjured to Chengdu. No...
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What famous panda was killed under the rubble?
Mao Mao
[ "2008_Sichuan_earthquake\n\nInitially, officials were unable to contact the Wolong National Nature Reserve, home to around 280 giant pandas. However, the Foreign Ministry later said that a group of 31 British tourists visiting the Wolong Panda Reserve in the quake-hit area returned safe and uninjured to Chengdu. No...
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What power plant was damaged?
Hydropower Plant
[ "2008_Sichuan_earthquake\n\nThe Zipingpu Hydropower Plant (simplified Chinese: 紫坪铺水库; traditional Chinese: 紫坪鋪水庫) located 20 km east of the epicenter was damaged. A recent inspection indicated that the damage was less severe than initially feared, and it remains structurally stable and safe. The Tulong reservoir up...
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How far away was the plant located from the epicenter?
20 km east
[ "2008_Sichuan_earthquake\n\nThe Zipingpu Hydropower Plant (simplified Chinese: 紫坪铺水库; traditional Chinese: 紫坪鋪水庫) located 20 km east of the epicenter was damaged. A recent inspection indicated that the damage was less severe than initially feared, and it remains structurally stable and safe. The Tulong reservoir up...
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How many troops were allocated to Zipingpu?
2,000
[ "2008_Sichuan_earthquake\n\nThe Zipingpu Hydropower Plant (simplified Chinese: 紫坪铺水库; traditional Chinese: 紫坪鋪水庫) located 20 km east of the epicenter was damaged. A recent inspection indicated that the damage was less severe than initially feared, and it remains structurally stable and safe. The Tulong reservoir up...
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How many dams were damaged?
391
[ "2008_Sichuan_earthquake\n\nThe Zipingpu Hydropower Plant (simplified Chinese: 紫坪铺水库; traditional Chinese: 紫坪鋪水庫) located 20 km east of the epicenter was damaged. A recent inspection indicated that the damage was less severe than initially feared, and it remains structurally stable and safe. The Tulong reservoir up...
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What power plant was damaged by the earthquake?
Zipingpu Hydropower Plant
[ "2008_Sichuan_earthquake\n\nThe Zipingpu Hydropower Plant (simplified Chinese: 紫坪铺水库; traditional Chinese: 紫坪鋪水庫) located 20 km east of the epicenter was damaged. A recent inspection indicated that the damage was less severe than initially feared, and it remains structurally stable and safe. The Tulong reservoir up...
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How near to the epicenter was the power plant?
20 km
[ "2008_Sichuan_earthquake\n\nThe Zipingpu Hydropower Plant (simplified Chinese: 紫坪铺水库; traditional Chinese: 紫坪鋪水庫) located 20 km east of the epicenter was damaged. A recent inspection indicated that the damage was less severe than initially feared, and it remains structurally stable and safe. The Tulong reservoir up...
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What has a recent inspection found about the damage to the power plant?
less severe
[ "2008_Sichuan_earthquake\n\nThe Zipingpu Hydropower Plant (simplified Chinese: 紫坪铺水库; traditional Chinese: 紫坪鋪水庫) located 20 km east of the epicenter was damaged. A recent inspection indicated that the damage was less severe than initially feared, and it remains structurally stable and safe. The Tulong reservoir up...
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What might possibly collapse upstream from the power plant?
Tulong reservoir
[ "2008_Sichuan_earthquake\n\nThe Zipingpu Hydropower Plant (simplified Chinese: 紫坪铺水库; traditional Chinese: 紫坪鋪水庫) located 20 km east of the epicenter was damaged. A recent inspection indicated that the damage was less severe than initially feared, and it remains structurally stable and safe. The Tulong reservoir up...
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What is the total number of dams damaged?
391
[ "2008_Sichuan_earthquake\n\nThe Zipingpu Hydropower Plant (simplified Chinese: 紫坪铺水库; traditional Chinese: 紫坪鋪水庫) located 20 km east of the epicenter was damaged. A recent inspection indicated that the damage was less severe than initially feared, and it remains structurally stable and safe. The Tulong reservoir up...
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How many deaths were reported?
69,180
[ "2008_Sichuan_earthquake\n\nAccording to Chinese state officials, the quake caused 69,180 known deaths including 68,636 in Sichuan province; 18,498 people are listed as missing, and 374,176 injured, but these figures may further increase as more reports come in.[dated info] This estimate includes 158 earthquake rel...
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How many deaths were reported only in the Sichuan province?
68,636
[ "2008_Sichuan_earthquake\n\nAccording to Chinese state officials, the quake caused 69,180 known deaths including 68,636 in Sichuan province; 18,498 people are listed as missing, and 374,176 injured, but these figures may further increase as more reports come in.[dated info] This estimate includes 158 earthquake rel...
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How many people were listed as missing?
18,498
[ "2008_Sichuan_earthquake\n\nAccording to Chinese state officials, the quake caused 69,180 known deaths including 68,636 in Sichuan province; 18,498 people are listed as missing, and 374,176 injured, but these figures may further increase as more reports come in.[dated info] This estimate includes 158 earthquake rel...
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How many people were injured?
374,176
[ "2008_Sichuan_earthquake\n\nAccording to Chinese state officials, the quake caused 69,180 known deaths including 68,636 in Sichuan province; 18,498 people are listed as missing, and 374,176 injured, but these figures may further increase as more reports come in.[dated info] This estimate includes 158 earthquake rel...
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How many earthquake relief workers were killed?
158
[ "2008_Sichuan_earthquake\n\nAccording to Chinese state officials, the quake caused 69,180 known deaths including 68,636 in Sichuan province; 18,498 people are listed as missing, and 374,176 injured, but these figures may further increase as more reports come in.[dated info] This estimate includes 158 earthquake rel...
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How many died in Sichuan?
68,636
[ "2008_Sichuan_earthquake\n\nAccording to Chinese state officials, the quake caused 69,180 known deaths including 68,636 in Sichuan province; 18,498 people are listed as missing, and 374,176 injured, but these figures may further increase as more reports come in.[dated info] This estimate includes 158 earthquake rel...
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What is the total tally of known deaths caused by the earthquake?
69,180
[ "2008_Sichuan_earthquake\n\nAccording to Chinese state officials, the quake caused 69,180 known deaths including 68,636 in Sichuan province; 18,498 people are listed as missing, and 374,176 injured, but these figures may further increase as more reports come in.[dated info] This estimate includes 158 earthquake rel...
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What is the number of missing persons?
18,498
[ "2008_Sichuan_earthquake\n\nAccording to Chinese state officials, the quake caused 69,180 known deaths including 68,636 in Sichuan province; 18,498 people are listed as missing, and 374,176 injured, but these figures may further increase as more reports come in.[dated info] This estimate includes 158 earthquake rel...
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How many people were injured?
374,176
[ "2008_Sichuan_earthquake\n\nAccording to Chinese state officials, the quake caused 69,180 known deaths including 68,636 in Sichuan province; 18,498 people are listed as missing, and 374,176 injured, but these figures may further increase as more reports come in.[dated info] This estimate includes 158 earthquake rel...
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What were the 158 relief workers doing when they were killed?
tried to repair roads
[ "2008_Sichuan_earthquake\n\nAccording to Chinese state officials, the quake caused 69,180 known deaths including 68,636 in Sichuan province; 18,498 people are listed as missing, and 374,176 injured, but these figures may further increase as more reports come in.[dated info] This estimate includes 158 earthquake rel...
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How many survivors were there from Yingxiu?
2,300
[ "2008_Sichuan_earthquake\n\nOne rescue team reported only 2,300 survivors from the town of Yingxiu in Wenchuan County, out of a total population of about 9,000. 3,000 to 5,000 people were killed in Beichuan County, Sichuan alone; in the same location, 10,000 people were injured and 80% of the buildings were destroy...
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Where is Yingxiu located?
in Wenchuan
[ "2008_Sichuan_earthquake\n\nOne rescue team reported only 2,300 survivors from the town of Yingxiu in Wenchuan County, out of a total population of about 9,000. 3,000 to 5,000 people were killed in Beichuan County, Sichuan alone; in the same location, 10,000 people were injured and 80% of the buildings were destroy...
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How many people in total lived in Yingxiu?
9,000
[ "2008_Sichuan_earthquake\n\nOne rescue team reported only 2,300 survivors from the town of Yingxiu in Wenchuan County, out of a total population of about 9,000. 3,000 to 5,000 people were killed in Beichuan County, Sichuan alone; in the same location, 10,000 people were injured and 80% of the buildings were destroy...
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How many people were killed in Beichuan County?
3,000 to 5,000
[ "2008_Sichuan_earthquake\n\nOne rescue team reported only 2,300 survivors from the town of Yingxiu in Wenchuan County, out of a total population of about 9,000. 3,000 to 5,000 people were killed in Beichuan County, Sichuan alone; in the same location, 10,000 people were injured and 80% of the buildings were destroy...
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How many people were injured in Beichuan County?
10,000
[ "2008_Sichuan_earthquake\n\nOne rescue team reported only 2,300 survivors from the town of Yingxiu in Wenchuan County, out of a total population of about 9,000. 3,000 to 5,000 people were killed in Beichuan County, Sichuan alone; in the same location, 10,000 people were injured and 80% of the buildings were destroy...
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How many survivors were there in the town of Yingxiu?
2,300
[ "2008_Sichuan_earthquake\n\nOne rescue team reported only 2,300 survivors from the town of Yingxiu in Wenchuan County, out of a total population of about 9,000. 3,000 to 5,000 people were killed in Beichuan County, Sichuan alone; in the same location, 10,000 people were injured and 80% of the buildings were destroy...
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What was the previous population of Yingxiu?
about 9,000
[ "2008_Sichuan_earthquake\n\nOne rescue team reported only 2,300 survivors from the town of Yingxiu in Wenchuan County, out of a total population of about 9,000. 3,000 to 5,000 people were killed in Beichuan County, Sichuan alone; in the same location, 10,000 people were injured and 80% of the buildings were destroy...
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How many residents were killed in Beichuan County?
3,000 to 5,000
[ "2008_Sichuan_earthquake\n\nOne rescue team reported only 2,300 survivors from the town of Yingxiu in Wenchuan County, out of a total population of about 9,000. 3,000 to 5,000 people were killed in Beichuan County, Sichuan alone; in the same location, 10,000 people were injured and 80% of the buildings were destroy...
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How large was the number of injured in Beichuan County?
10,000
[ "2008_Sichuan_earthquake\n\nOne rescue team reported only 2,300 survivors from the town of Yingxiu in Wenchuan County, out of a total population of about 9,000. 3,000 to 5,000 people were killed in Beichuan County, Sichuan alone; in the same location, 10,000 people were injured and 80% of the buildings were destroy...
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What is the number of schools that collapsed in Dujiangyan?
Eight schools
[ "2008_Sichuan_earthquake\n\nOne rescue team reported only 2,300 survivors from the town of Yingxiu in Wenchuan County, out of a total population of about 9,000. 3,000 to 5,000 people were killed in Beichuan County, Sichuan alone; in the same location, 10,000 people were injured and 80% of the buildings were destroy...
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What is poor about inland areas such as Sichuan?
Health care
[ "2008_Sichuan_earthquake\n\nExperts point out that the earthquake hit an area that has been largely neglected and untouched by China's economic rise. Health care is poor in inland areas such as Sichuan, highlighting the widening gap between prosperous urban dwellers and struggling rural people. Vice Minister of Hea...
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Who was the Vice Minister of Health?
Gao Qiang
[ "2008_Sichuan_earthquake\n\nExperts point out that the earthquake hit an area that has been largely neglected and untouched by China's economic rise. Health care is poor in inland areas such as Sichuan, highlighting the widening gap between prosperous urban dwellers and struggling rural people. Vice Minister of Hea...
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What did Gao Qiang tell reporters in Beijing?
public health care system in China is insufficient
[ "2008_Sichuan_earthquake\n\nExperts point out that the earthquake hit an area that has been largely neglected and untouched by China's economic rise. Health care is poor in inland areas such as Sichuan, highlighting the widening gap between prosperous urban dwellers and struggling rural people. Vice Minister of Hea...
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How economically forward has this area been?
neglected and untouched
[ "2008_Sichuan_earthquake\n\nExperts point out that the earthquake hit an area that has been largely neglected and untouched by China's economic rise. Health care is poor in inland areas such as Sichuan, highlighting the widening gap between prosperous urban dwellers and struggling rural people. Vice Minister of Hea...
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Where is health care poor in China?
inland areas
[ "2008_Sichuan_earthquake\n\nExperts point out that the earthquake hit an area that has been largely neglected and untouched by China's economic rise. Health care is poor in inland areas such as Sichuan, highlighting the widening gap between prosperous urban dwellers and struggling rural people. Vice Minister of Hea...
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What did the Vice Minster of Health call the public health system in China?
insufficient
[ "2008_Sichuan_earthquake\n\nExperts point out that the earthquake hit an area that has been largely neglected and untouched by China's economic rise. Health care is poor in inland areas such as Sichuan, highlighting the widening gap between prosperous urban dwellers and struggling rural people. Vice Minister of Hea...
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What should the government of China be responsible for providing to earthquake survivors?
medical treatment
[ "2008_Sichuan_earthquake\n\nExperts point out that the earthquake hit an area that has been largely neglected and untouched by China's economic rise. Health care is poor in inland areas such as Sichuan, highlighting the widening gap between prosperous urban dwellers and struggling rural people. Vice Minister of Hea...
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How many school children died due to shoddy construction?
thousands
[ "2008_Sichuan_earthquake\n\nIn terms of school casualties, thousands of school children died due to shoddy construction. In Mianyang City, seven schools collapsed, burying at least 1,700 people. At least 7,000 school buildings throughout the province collapsed. Another 700 students were buried in a school in Hanwan...
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How many schools collapsed in Mianyang City?
seven
[ "2008_Sichuan_earthquake\n\nIn terms of school casualties, thousands of school children died due to shoddy construction. In Mianyang City, seven schools collapsed, burying at least 1,700 people. At least 7,000 school buildings throughout the province collapsed. Another 700 students were buried in a school in Hanwan...
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How many people were buried in the collapsed schools?
1,700
[ "2008_Sichuan_earthquake\n\nIn terms of school casualties, thousands of school children died due to shoddy construction. In Mianyang City, seven schools collapsed, burying at least 1,700 people. At least 7,000 school buildings throughout the province collapsed. Another 700 students were buried in a school in Hanwan...
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How many school buildings collapsed in the province?
7,000
[ "2008_Sichuan_earthquake\n\nIn terms of school casualties, thousands of school children died due to shoddy construction. In Mianyang City, seven schools collapsed, burying at least 1,700 people. At least 7,000 school buildings throughout the province collapsed. Another 700 students were buried in a school in Hanwan...
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How many students were buried in a school in Hanwang?
700
[ "2008_Sichuan_earthquake\n\nIn terms of school casualties, thousands of school children died due to shoddy construction. In Mianyang City, seven schools collapsed, burying at least 1,700 people. At least 7,000 school buildings throughout the province collapsed. Another 700 students were buried in a school in Hanwan...
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What caused the deaths of many school children?
shoddy construction
[ "2008_Sichuan_earthquake\n\nIn terms of school casualties, thousands of school children died due to shoddy construction. In Mianyang City, seven schools collapsed, burying at least 1,700 people. At least 7,000 school buildings throughout the province collapsed. Another 700 students were buried in a school in Hanwan...
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How many schools collapsed in Mianyang City
seven
[ "2008_Sichuan_earthquake\n\nIn terms of school casualties, thousands of school children died due to shoddy construction. In Mianyang City, seven schools collapsed, burying at least 1,700 people. At least 7,000 school buildings throughout the province collapsed. Another 700 students were buried in a school in Hanwan...
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How many people were buried under rubble in Mianyang City?
1,700
[ "2008_Sichuan_earthquake\n\nIn terms of school casualties, thousands of school children died due to shoddy construction. In Mianyang City, seven schools collapsed, burying at least 1,700 people. At least 7,000 school buildings throughout the province collapsed. Another 700 students were buried in a school in Hanwan...
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How many school buildings fell in the entire province?
7,000
[ "2008_Sichuan_earthquake\n\nIn terms of school casualties, thousands of school children died due to shoddy construction. In Mianyang City, seven schools collapsed, burying at least 1,700 people. At least 7,000 school buildings throughout the province collapsed. Another 700 students were buried in a school in Hanwan...
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How many were killed at the Juyuan Elementary School?
600
[ "2008_Sichuan_earthquake\n\nIn terms of school casualties, thousands of school children died due to shoddy construction. In Mianyang City, seven schools collapsed, burying at least 1,700 people. At least 7,000 school buildings throughout the province collapsed. Another 700 students were buried in a school in Hanwan...
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When did an investigation occur under school casualties?
December 2008
[ "2008_Sichuan_earthquake\n\nDetails of school casualties had been under non-governmental investigation since December 2008 by volunteers including artist and architect Ai Weiwei, who had been constantly posting updates on his blog since March 2009. The official tally of students killed in the earthquake was not rel...
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When was the official tally of students killed in the earthquake released?
May 7, 2009
[ "2008_Sichuan_earthquake\n\nDetails of school casualties had been under non-governmental investigation since December 2008 by volunteers including artist and architect Ai Weiwei, who had been constantly posting updates on his blog since March 2009. The official tally of students killed in the earthquake was not rel...
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How many students were killed in Xinhua?
5,335
[ "2008_Sichuan_earthquake\n\nDetails of school casualties had been under non-governmental investigation since December 2008 by volunteers including artist and architect Ai Weiwei, who had been constantly posting updates on his blog since March 2009. The official tally of students killed in the earthquake was not rel...
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How many students were disabled in Xinhua?
546
[ "2008_Sichuan_earthquake\n\nDetails of school casualties had been under non-governmental investigation since December 2008 by volunteers including artist and architect Ai Weiwei, who had been constantly posting updates on his blog since March 2009. The official tally of students killed in the earthquake was not rel...
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What date were the official numbers of students killed in the earthquake released?
May 7, 2009
[ "2008_Sichuan_earthquake\n\nDetails of school casualties had been under non-governmental investigation since December 2008 by volunteers including artist and architect Ai Weiwei, who had been constantly posting updates on his blog since March 2009. The official tally of students killed in the earthquake was not rel...
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Who kept a blog about the school deaths?
Ai Weiwei
[ "2008_Sichuan_earthquake\n\nDetails of school casualties had been under non-governmental investigation since December 2008 by volunteers including artist and architect Ai Weiwei, who had been constantly posting updates on his blog since March 2009. The official tally of students killed in the earthquake was not rel...
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What is the total of school children killed?
5,335
[ "2008_Sichuan_earthquake\n\nDetails of school casualties had been under non-governmental investigation since December 2008 by volunteers including artist and architect Ai Weiwei, who had been constantly posting updates on his blog since March 2009. The official tally of students killed in the earthquake was not rel...
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How many children are disabled?
546
[ "2008_Sichuan_earthquake\n\nDetails of school casualties had been under non-governmental investigation since December 2008 by volunteers including artist and architect Ai Weiwei, who had been constantly posting updates on his blog since March 2009. The official tally of students killed in the earthquake was not rel...
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Where did the Chinese government decide that parents who had lost children could go for free treatment?
fertility clinics
[ "2008_Sichuan_earthquake\n\nDetails of school casualties had been under non-governmental investigation since December 2008 by volunteers including artist and architect Ai Weiwei, who had been constantly posting updates on his blog since March 2009. The official tally of students killed in the earthquake was not rel...
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How many people were left without housing?
5 million
[ "2008_Sichuan_earthquake\n\nThe earthquake left at least 5 million people without housing, although the number could be as high as 11 million. Millions of livestock and a significant amount of agriculture were also destroyed, including 12.5 million animals, mainly birds. In the Sichuan province a million pigs died ...
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How many people could be potentially without housing?
11 million
[ "2008_Sichuan_earthquake\n\nThe earthquake left at least 5 million people without housing, although the number could be as high as 11 million. Millions of livestock and a significant amount of agriculture were also destroyed, including 12.5 million animals, mainly birds. In the Sichuan province a million pigs died ...
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How many animals were killed?
12.5 million
[ "2008_Sichuan_earthquake\n\nThe earthquake left at least 5 million people without housing, although the number could be as high as 11 million. Millions of livestock and a significant amount of agriculture were also destroyed, including 12.5 million animals, mainly birds. In the Sichuan province a million pigs died ...
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How many pigs died in Sichuan?
1 million
[ "2008_Sichuan_earthquake\n\nThe earthquake left at least 5 million people without housing, although the number could be as high as 11 million. Millions of livestock and a significant amount of agriculture were also destroyed, including 12.5 million animals, mainly birds. In the Sichuan province a million pigs died ...
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Because of the earthquake, how many people did not have housing?
at least 5 million
[ "2008_Sichuan_earthquake\n\nThe earthquake left at least 5 million people without housing, although the number could be as high as 11 million. Millions of livestock and a significant amount of agriculture were also destroyed, including 12.5 million animals, mainly birds. In the Sichuan province a million pigs died ...
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How many people might actually be homeless?
11 million
[ "2008_Sichuan_earthquake\n\nThe earthquake left at least 5 million people without housing, although the number could be as high as 11 million. Millions of livestock and a significant amount of agriculture were also destroyed, including 12.5 million animals, mainly birds. In the Sichuan province a million pigs died ...
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How much livestock was lost?
12.5 million animals
[ "2008_Sichuan_earthquake\n\nThe earthquake left at least 5 million people without housing, although the number could be as high as 11 million. Millions of livestock and a significant amount of agriculture were also destroyed, including 12.5 million animals, mainly birds. In the Sichuan province a million pigs died ...
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How many pigs died from the earthquake in Sichuan ?
a million
[ "2008_Sichuan_earthquake\n\nThe earthquake left at least 5 million people without housing, although the number could be as high as 11 million. Millions of livestock and a significant amount of agriculture were also destroyed, including 12.5 million animals, mainly birds. In the Sichuan province a million pigs died ...
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Who was a professor of civil and environmental engineering at Georgia Tech?
Reginald DesRoches
[ "2008_Sichuan_earthquake\n\nReginald DesRoches, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at Georgia Tech, pointed out that the massive damage of properties and houses in the earthquake area was because China did not create an adequate seismic design code until after the devastating 1976 Tangshan earthquak...
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What is the profession of Reginald DesRoches?
professor of civil and environmental engineering
[ "2008_Sichuan_earthquake\n\nReginald DesRoches, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at Georgia Tech, pointed out that the massive damage of properties and houses in the earthquake area was because China did not create an adequate seismic design code until after the devastating 1976 Tangshan earthquak...
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When did China create a seismic design code for building?
1976
[ "2008_Sichuan_earthquake\n\nReginald DesRoches, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at Georgia Tech, pointed out that the massive damage of properties and houses in the earthquake area was because China did not create an adequate seismic design code until after the devastating 1976 Tangshan earthquak...
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What catastrophe inspired them to make a building design code/
Tangshan earthquake
[ "2008_Sichuan_earthquake\n\nReginald DesRoches, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at Georgia Tech, pointed out that the massive damage of properties and houses in the earthquake area was because China did not create an adequate seismic design code until after the devastating 1976 Tangshan earthquak...
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What happened days following the disaster?
an international reconnaissance team of engineers was dispatched to the region
[ "2008_Sichuan_earthquake\n\nIn the days following the disaster, an international reconnaissance team of engineers was dispatched to the region to make a detailed preliminary survey of damaged buildings. Their findings show a variety of reasons why many constructions failed to withstand the earthquake." ]
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What did the team of engineers do?
make a detailed preliminary survey of damaged buildings
[ "2008_Sichuan_earthquake\n\nIn the days following the disaster, an international reconnaissance team of engineers was dispatched to the region to make a detailed preliminary survey of damaged buildings. Their findings show a variety of reasons why many constructions failed to withstand the earthquake." ]
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What did their findings show?
a variety of reasons why many constructions failed to withstand the earthquake.
[ "2008_Sichuan_earthquake\n\nIn the days following the disaster, an international reconnaissance team of engineers was dispatched to the region to make a detailed preliminary survey of damaged buildings. Their findings show a variety of reasons why many constructions failed to withstand the earthquake." ]
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After the quake what kind of international team was sent to the area?
team of engineers
[ "2008_Sichuan_earthquake\n\nIn the days following the disaster, an international reconnaissance team of engineers was dispatched to the region to make a detailed preliminary survey of damaged buildings. Their findings show a variety of reasons why many constructions failed to withstand the earthquake." ]
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What was the team sent to China to make?
survey of damaged buildings
[ "2008_Sichuan_earthquake\n\nIn the days following the disaster, an international reconnaissance team of engineers was dispatched to the region to make a detailed preliminary survey of damaged buildings. Their findings show a variety of reasons why many constructions failed to withstand the earthquake." ]
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What kind of reasons do their findings show?
variety of reasons
[ "2008_Sichuan_earthquake\n\nIn the days following the disaster, an international reconnaissance team of engineers was dispatched to the region to make a detailed preliminary survey of damaged buildings. Their findings show a variety of reasons why many constructions failed to withstand the earthquake." ]
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What areas were the hardest hit?
the poorer, rural villages
[ "2008_Sichuan_earthquake\n\nNews reports indicate that the poorer, rural villages were hardest hit. Swaminathan Krishnan, assistant professor of civil engineering and geophysics at the California Institute of Technology said: \"the earthquake occurred in the rural part of China. Presumably, many of the buildings we...
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Who was an assistant professor of civil engineering and geophysics at the California Institute of Technology?
Swaminathan Krishnan
[ "2008_Sichuan_earthquake\n\nNews reports indicate that the poorer, rural villages were hardest hit. Swaminathan Krishnan, assistant professor of civil engineering and geophysics at the California Institute of Technology said: \"the earthquake occurred in the rural part of China. Presumably, many of the buildings we...
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What part of China did the earthquake occur in?
rural part
[ "2008_Sichuan_earthquake\n\nNews reports indicate that the poorer, rural villages were hardest hit. Swaminathan Krishnan, assistant professor of civil engineering and geophysics at the California Institute of Technology said: \"the earthquake occurred in the rural part of China. Presumably, many of the buildings we...
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What did Swaminathan Krishnan mean when he said the buildings were just built?
not designed
[ "2008_Sichuan_earthquake\n\nNews reports indicate that the poorer, rural villages were hardest hit. Swaminathan Krishnan, assistant professor of civil engineering and geophysics at the California Institute of Technology said: \"the earthquake occurred in the rural part of China. Presumably, many of the buildings we...
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What manner of building codes are there in China?
very strong
[ "2008_Sichuan_earthquake\n\nNews reports indicate that the poorer, rural villages were hardest hit. Swaminathan Krishnan, assistant professor of civil engineering and geophysics at the California Institute of Technology said: \"the earthquake occurred in the rural part of China. Presumably, many of the buildings we...
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What were many of these old buildings built without?
regulations
[ "2008_Sichuan_earthquake\n\nNews reports indicate that the poorer, rural villages were hardest hit. Swaminathan Krishnan, assistant professor of civil engineering and geophysics at the California Institute of Technology said: \"the earthquake occurred in the rural part of China. Presumably, many of the buildings we...
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What is an estimate of the economic loss from the quake?
$75 billion
[ "2008_Sichuan_earthquake\n\nEven with the five largest cities in Sichuan suffering only minor damage from the quake, some estimates of the economic loss run higher than US$75 billion, making the earthquake one of the costliest natural disasters in Chinese history." ]
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What damage did the major Sichuan cities have?
minor damage
[ "2008_Sichuan_earthquake\n\nEven with the five largest cities in Sichuan suffering only minor damage from the quake, some estimates of the economic loss run higher than US$75 billion, making the earthquake one of the costliest natural disasters in Chinese history." ]
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What is an estimate of losses to economics?
US$75 billion
[ "2008_Sichuan_earthquake\n\nEven with the five largest cities in Sichuan suffering only minor damage from the quake, some estimates of the economic loss run higher than US$75 billion, making the earthquake one of the costliest natural disasters in Chinese history." ]
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Whose is this one of the costliest disasters in history of?
Chinese history
[ "2008_Sichuan_earthquake\n\nEven with the five largest cities in Sichuan suffering only minor damage from the quake, some estimates of the economic loss run higher than US$75 billion, making the earthquake one of the costliest natural disasters in Chinese history." ]
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Which cities in Sichuan had minor damage?
five largest cities
[ "2008_Sichuan_earthquake\n\nEven with the five largest cities in Sichuan suffering only minor damage from the quake, some estimates of the economic loss run higher than US$75 billion, making the earthquake one of the costliest natural disasters in Chinese history." ]
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How many buildings collapsed as a result of the May 27th aftershocks?
420,000
[ "2008_Sichuan_earthquake\n\nStrong aftershocks continued to strike even months after the main quake. On May 25, an aftershock of 6.0 Mw (6.4 Ms according to CEA) hit northeast of the original earthquake's epicenter, in Qingchuan County, Sichuan, causing eight deaths, 1000 injuries, and destroying thousands of build...
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How strong was the May 25 aftershock in Qingchuan county?
6.0 Mw
[ "2008_Sichuan_earthquake\n\nStrong aftershocks continued to strike even months after the main quake. On May 25, an aftershock of 6.0 Mw (6.4 Ms according to CEA) hit northeast of the original earthquake's epicenter, in Qingchuan County, Sichuan, causing eight deaths, 1000 injuries, and destroying thousands of build...
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How many people were injured in the May 25 aftershock?
1000
[ "2008_Sichuan_earthquake\n\nStrong aftershocks continued to strike even months after the main quake. On May 25, an aftershock of 6.0 Mw (6.4 Ms according to CEA) hit northeast of the original earthquake's epicenter, in Qingchuan County, Sichuan, causing eight deaths, 1000 injuries, and destroying thousands of build...
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How many homes were destroyed because of the May 27 aftershocks?
more than 420,000
[ "2008_Sichuan_earthquake\n\nStrong aftershocks continued to strike even months after the main quake. On May 25, an aftershock of 6.0 Mw (6.4 Ms according to CEA) hit northeast of the original earthquake's epicenter, in Qingchuan County, Sichuan, causing eight deaths, 1000 injuries, and destroying thousands of build...
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During the May 27 aftershock, how many people were injured?
63
[ "2008_Sichuan_earthquake\n\nStrong aftershocks continued to strike even months after the main quake. On May 25, an aftershock of 6.0 Mw (6.4 Ms according to CEA) hit northeast of the original earthquake's epicenter, in Qingchuan County, Sichuan, causing eight deaths, 1000 injuries, and destroying thousands of build...
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Where was the aftershock of August 5 that caused widespread hill slides?
Qingchuan, Sichuan
[ "2008_Sichuan_earthquake\n\nStrong aftershocks continued to strike even months after the main quake. On May 25, an aftershock of 6.0 Mw (6.4 Ms according to CEA) hit northeast of the original earthquake's epicenter, in Qingchuan County, Sichuan, causing eight deaths, 1000 injuries, and destroying thousands of build...
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Who was the executive vice governor?
Wei Hong
[ "2008_Sichuan_earthquake\n\nExecutive vice governor Wei Hong confirmed on November 21, 2008 that more than 90,000 people in total were dead or missing in the earthquake. He stated that 200,000 homes had been rebuilt, and 685,000 were under reconstruction, but 1.94 million households were still without permanent she...
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How many homes were rebuilt?
200,000
[ "2008_Sichuan_earthquake\n\nExecutive vice governor Wei Hong confirmed on November 21, 2008 that more than 90,000 people in total were dead or missing in the earthquake. He stated that 200,000 homes had been rebuilt, and 685,000 were under reconstruction, but 1.94 million households were still without permanent she...
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How many homes were left without permanent shelter?
1.94 million
[ "2008_Sichuan_earthquake\n\nExecutive vice governor Wei Hong confirmed on November 21, 2008 that more than 90,000 people in total were dead or missing in the earthquake. He stated that 200,000 homes had been rebuilt, and 685,000 were under reconstruction, but 1.94 million households were still without permanent she...
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How many schools were reconstructed?
1,300
[ "2008_Sichuan_earthquake\n\nExecutive vice governor Wei Hong confirmed on November 21, 2008 that more than 90,000 people in total were dead or missing in the earthquake. He stated that 200,000 homes had been rebuilt, and 685,000 were under reconstruction, but 1.94 million households were still without permanent she...
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Who spoke about the dead and missing people on November 21, 2008?
Wei Hong
[ "2008_Sichuan_earthquake\n\nExecutive vice governor Wei Hong confirmed on November 21, 2008 that more than 90,000 people in total were dead or missing in the earthquake. He stated that 200,000 homes had been rebuilt, and 685,000 were under reconstruction, but 1.94 million households were still without permanent she...
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How many people did Wei Hong say were dead or missing?
90,000
[ "2008_Sichuan_earthquake\n\nExecutive vice governor Wei Hong confirmed on November 21, 2008 that more than 90,000 people in total were dead or missing in the earthquake. He stated that 200,000 homes had been rebuilt, and 685,000 were under reconstruction, but 1.94 million households were still without permanent she...
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How many homes had been rebuilt?
200,000
[ "2008_Sichuan_earthquake\n\nExecutive vice governor Wei Hong confirmed on November 21, 2008 that more than 90,000 people in total were dead or missing in the earthquake. He stated that 200,000 homes had been rebuilt, and 685,000 were under reconstruction, but 1.94 million households were still without permanent she...
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How many houses were still under construction?
685,000
[ "2008_Sichuan_earthquake\n\nExecutive vice governor Wei Hong confirmed on November 21, 2008 that more than 90,000 people in total were dead or missing in the earthquake. He stated that 200,000 homes had been rebuilt, and 685,000 were under reconstruction, but 1.94 million households were still without permanent she...