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Five further names released following Christchurch earthquake
Police have today confirmed the identities of a further five people who died in the Christchurch earthquake.
They are:
Yuki HAMASAKI, 23, (female), of
Japan
Yang CHEN, 29, (female), of China
Limin WANG,
32 (female), of China
Xiling HAN, 25 (female), of
China
Jen/Jin HII, 34 (female), of Malaysia
This brings the total number of names released to 166.
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