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| China pair tell of 'lucky escape' | China pair tell of 'lucky escape' |
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| A couple who were visiting China's Sichuan province when an earthquake struck have said they were "desperately lucky" to have escaped. | A couple who were visiting China's Sichuan province when an earthquake struck have said they were "desperately lucky" to have escaped. |
| Barry and Christine Jackson, of Goodrich, Herefordshire, were visiting a panda colony when the quake struck. | Barry and Christine Jackson, of Goodrich, Herefordshire, were visiting a panda colony when the quake struck. |
| They were trapped in a tourist coach for three days and said if they had visited the colony earlier they could have been involved in landslips. | They were trapped in a tourist coach for three days and said if they had visited the colony earlier they could have been involved in landslips. |
| They also said they could see nearby mountains appear to collapse. | |
| Mr Jackson said: "We could see the tops of the mountains coming down. | |
| "There is not a lot you can do when you can see the mountains around you appearing to be starting to collapse." | |
| The number of confirmed deaths in China now stands at 32,477. | The number of confirmed deaths in China now stands at 32,477. |
| Road landslips | Road landslips |
| The couple arrived home on Sunday. | The couple arrived home on Sunday. |
| Mr Jackson said: "We were desperately lucky. | Mr Jackson said: "We were desperately lucky. |
| "If we had been slightly different with the timings we could have been on the road. | "If we had been slightly different with the timings we could have been on the road. |
| "Some of the people in vehicles who visited earlier were, we believe, caught in landslips on the road. | "Some of the people in vehicles who visited earlier were, we believe, caught in landslips on the road. |
| "We were very, very lucky to have escaped." | "We were very, very lucky to have escaped." |
| The couple also appealed for people to help aid efforts if they could. | The couple also appealed for people to help aid efforts if they could. |
| "How are these people going to get everything back?" Mr Jackson asked. | "How are these people going to get everything back?" Mr Jackson asked. |
| "The ones who depended on the reserve now cannot operate and people cannot visit it because they can't get there. | "The ones who depended on the reserve now cannot operate and people cannot visit it because they can't get there. |
| "What will they do?" | "What will they do?" |