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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-western China. | Chinese President Hu Jintao has called for "all-out" efforts to rescue victims of an earthquake measuring 7.8 that has hit south-western China. |
| The quake struck 92km (57 miles) north-west of Sichuan's provincial capital, Chengdu, at 1428 (0628 GMT). | The quake struck 92km (57 miles) north-west of Sichuan's provincial capital, Chengdu, at 1428 (0628 GMT). |
| China's state-run Xinhua news agency said Premier Wen Jiabao was travelling to the area and troops were being sent to help with disaster relief efforts. | China's state-run Xinhua news agency said Premier Wen Jiabao was travelling to the area and troops were being sent to help with disaster relief efforts. |
| Five people are reported to have died, including four schoolchildren. | Five people are reported to have died, including four schoolchildren. |
| The children were killed, and more than 100 others injured, when primary school buildings collapsed in the Chongqing area, a large municipality near Sichuan province, Xinhua added. | The children were killed, and more than 100 others injured, when primary school buildings collapsed in the Chongqing area, a large municipality near Sichuan province, Xinhua added. |
| Another person is reported to have died when a water tower collapsed in the city of Mianyang, in Santai County. | Another person is reported to have died when a water tower collapsed in the city of Mianyang, in Santai County. |
| There are fears of more casualties in Dujiangyan city, near the epicentre in the mainly rural Wenchuan County, where rows of houses are reported to have collapsed. | |
| 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. | |
| But workers were evacuated from swaying buildings in several cities. | But workers were evacuated from swaying buildings in several cities. |
| 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 Beijing - about 930 miles from Chengdu - said buildings shook for about two minutes. | Workers in 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. |
| 'Continuous shaking' | 'Continuous shaking' |
| In Chengdu, residents streamed on to the streets, cracks were reported in some buildings and water pipes burst. | |
| "There do not seem to be major damages. Some building are cracked, but nothing major, from what we can see in the area near our hotel," Gilles Barbier in Chengdu told the BBC News website. | |
| "The quake was really strong, continuous. Two aftershocks could be felt. Many people on the street." | |
| Bobby Silby in Zhenghzou, in Henan province said he was having lunch in a restaurant when he felt the tremors. | |
| "It felt like the floor was moving all around me, everyone started running outside in a panic. The streets are still filled with people who haven't gone back into their buildings." | |
| Telephone lines to the affected areas were jammed. | |
| The area where Monday's earthquake struck lies on the eastern edge of the Tibetan plateau. | The area where Monday's earthquake struck lies on the eastern edge of the Tibetan plateau. |
| Wenchuan County is home to the Wolong Nature Reserve, China's leading research and breeding base for endangered giant pandas. | Wenchuan County is home to the Wolong Nature Reserve, China's leading research and breeding base for endangered giant pandas. |
| Earthquakes are common in China - in March a 7.2 magnitude quake struck in western Xinjiang province. | Earthquakes are common in China - in March a 7.2 magnitude quake struck in western Xinjiang province. |
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