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| China in 'all-out' quake effort | |
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| Chinese President Hu Jintao has called for "all-out" efforts to rescue victims of an earthquake measuring 7.8 that has hit south-west China, say reports. | |
| The quake struck 57 miles (92km) north-west of Sichuan's provincial capital, Chengdu, at 1428 (0628 GMT), according to the US Geological Survey. | |
| China's state-run media says troops have been sent to the disaster area. | |
| Workers were evacuated from swaying buildings in several cities, but the extent of the damage is not clear. | |
| Tremors were felt as far afield as Beijing, the Thai capital, Bangkok, and Hanoi in Vietnam. | Tremors were felt as far afield as Beijing, the Thai capital, Bangkok, and Hanoi in Vietnam. |
| Workers in the Chinese capital, Beijing - about 930 miles from Chengdu - said buildings shook for about two minutes. | Workers in the Chinese capital, Beijing - about 930 miles from Chengdu - said buildings shook for about two minutes. |
| In the city's financial district, people poured out of buildings, but there were no visible signs of damage. | In the city's financial district, people poured out of buildings, but there were no visible signs of damage. |
| China's tallest building, the Jinmao Tower in Shanghai, was also evacuated after the earthquake, Reuters news agency said. | China's tallest building, the Jinmao Tower in Shanghai, was also evacuated after the earthquake, Reuters news agency said. |
| In Chengdu, residents poured on to the streets. | In Chengdu, residents poured on to the streets. |
| "We felt continuous shaking for about two or three minutes. All the people in our office are rushing downstairs," an office worker in Chengdu told Reuters. | "We felt continuous shaking for about two or three minutes. All the people in our office are rushing downstairs," an office worker in Chengdu told Reuters. |
| Telephone lines to the affected areas were jammed, reports said. The government was preparing to send rescue teams to the epicentre in Wenchuan County, state TV said. | Telephone lines to the affected areas were jammed, reports said. The government was preparing to send rescue teams to the epicentre in Wenchuan County, state TV said. |
| Earthquakes are common in China - in March a 7.2-magnitude quake struck in the western Xinjiang province. | Earthquakes are common in China - in March a 7.2-magnitude quake struck in the western Xinjiang province. |
| The area where Monday's earthquake struck lies on the eastern edge of the Tibetan plateau and is thinly-populated. | The area where Monday's earthquake struck lies on the eastern edge of the Tibetan plateau and is thinly-populated. |
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