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The death toll from a 6.6 magnitude earthquake in China's western Gansu province on Monday more than doubled to 54 people with hundreds injured as many homes in affected areas collapsed. It put the number of people seriously injured at 296. Eight towns in the remote, mountainous area sustained serious damage in the quake and subsequent flooding and mudslides. There were also power outages, while cell phone and Internet coverage was disrupted. About 380 buildings had collapsed and 5,600 sustained damaged. Heavy rain is also forecast for the areas hit by the quake. A second 5.6 earthquake struck the same region about 90 minutes after the first. The United States Geological Survey said the first quake had a magnitude of 5.9.