2 quakes in Spain kill 10, injure dozens

Thu, 12 May 2011
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While India slept, a hundreds of people spent the night outdoors in the southern Spanish town of Lorca after an earthquake killed at least 10 people last evening.

The magnitude-5.2 tremor toppled several buildings after striking at a depth of just 1km, 120-km south-west of Alicante. Lines of cars lay crushed under tonnes of rubble and a hospital was evacuated as a precaution, reports bbc.co.uk.It is not clear how many people were injured, although Spanish media say there are dozens.