It measured 9.5 on the Richter scale and triggered a tsunami that swept across the Pacific Ocean, killing scores of people in Hawaii, Japan and elsewhere.

这次震级为里氏9.5级的地震引发了席卷太平洋的海啸，夺去了夏威夷、日本和其它地区许多人的生命。

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Quite a few collapse, killing scores of people every year.

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Khartoum, Sudan (CNN) -- A gold mine in the western Sudanese state of Darfur collapsed this week, killing scores of people and leaving many still unaccounted for, an official says.

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Kiesling created the concept of the above-ground storm shelter after a tornado swept through Lubbock, Texas, in 1970, killing 26 people and demolishing scores of homes.

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