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| 'Thousands dead' in Chinese quake | 'Thousands dead' in Chinese quake |
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| Between 3,000 and 5,000 people may have been killed by an earthquake measuring 7.8 in just one county of south-western China's Sichuan province, reports say. | Between 3,000 and 5,000 people may have been killed by an earthquake measuring 7.8 in just one county of south-western China's Sichuan province, reports say. |
| Some 10,000 people are also feared to have been injured in Beichuan county. | Some 10,000 people are also feared to have been injured in Beichuan county. |
| Desperate efforts are under way to find survivors. One school that collapsed has buried an estimated 900 students. | Desperate efforts are under way to find survivors. One school that collapsed has buried an estimated 900 students. |
| President Hu Jintao has urged "all-out" efforts to rescue victims of the quake, which hit 92km (57 miles) from Chengdu, Sichuan's provincial capital. | President Hu Jintao has urged "all-out" efforts to rescue victims of the quake, which hit 92km (57 miles) from Chengdu, Sichuan's provincial capital. |
| Cries for help | Cries for help |
| There are harrowing reports from the scene of the school collapse in Dujiangyan city - about 100km (60 miles) from the epicentre. | There are harrowing reports from the scene of the school collapse in Dujiangyan city - about 100km (60 miles) from the epicentre. |
| Teenagers buried beneath the rubble of the three-storey Juyuan Middle School building were struggling to break free, while others were crying out for help, state news agency Xinhua reported. | Teenagers buried beneath the rubble of the three-storey Juyuan Middle School building were struggling to break free, while others were crying out for help, state news agency Xinhua reported. |
| Parents were watching as cranes excavated the site. Villagers rushed to help with the rescue. | Parents were watching as cranes excavated the site. Villagers rushed to help with the rescue. |
| Two girls said they escaped because they had "run faster than others". | Two girls said they escaped because they had "run faster than others". |
| Dozens of aftershocks have been reported since the quake, which was the strongest to hit Sichuan province in more than 30 years, Xinhua reports. | |
| State television said the quake had not caused major damage to Chengdu, which has a population of more than 10 million people, or to the nearby Three Gorges Dam. | |
| Troops and helicopters have been sent to the stricken area to help with relief work. | |
| The BBC's Quentin Somerville says the Chinese army has a good record of mobilising and getting people to safety. | |
| He also says news is coming through very fast from the affected area - it is one of the most open and speedy responses to an emergency he has ever seen from Chinese state media. | |
| The quake was felt as far away as Beijing, he says, meaning millions of people will feel connected to the disaster and will be watching TV screens closely to see how the government responds. | |
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