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| Nearly 15,000 people died in the devastating earthquake that hit China's Sichuan province, the official Xinhua news agency has reported. | Nearly 15,000 people died in the devastating earthquake that hit China's Sichuan province, the official Xinhua news agency has reported. |
| More than 25,000 are still trapped in the rubble two days after the 7.9 quake struck, causing landslides and razing homes, schools and whole villages. | More than 25,000 are still trapped in the rubble two days after the 7.9 quake struck, causing landslides and razing homes, schools and whole villages. |
| China's Prime Minister Wen Jiabao was flying to the epicentre to see relief work, having met survivors elsewhere. | China's Prime Minister Wen Jiabao was flying to the epicentre to see relief work, having met survivors elsewhere. |
| Troops have been mobilised and aid has been dropped to cut-off areas. | Troops have been mobilised and aid has been dropped to cut-off areas. |
| Sichuan's Vice-Governor Li Chengyun said incomplete figures suggested 14,463 people were dead, another 14,051 were missing, 25,788 were buried in the debris and 64,746 had been injured, Xinhua reports. | Sichuan's Vice-Governor Li Chengyun said incomplete figures suggested 14,463 people were dead, another 14,051 were missing, 25,788 were buried in the debris and 64,746 had been injured, Xinhua reports. |
| Officials reached the town of Yingxiu, in Wenchuan County, to find the devastation was worse than expected - out of the town's population of 10,000, only 2,300 have been found alive. | Officials reached the town of Yingxiu, in Wenchuan County, to find the devastation was worse than expected - out of the town's population of 10,000, only 2,300 have been found alive. |
| See a map of the earthquake area | See a map of the earthquake area |
| The head of a police unit sent into the disaster zone said the losses had been severe. | The head of a police unit sent into the disaster zone said the losses had been severe. |
| "Some towns basically have no houses left," Wang Yi, told Sichuan Online news site. "They have all been razed to the ground." | "Some towns basically have no houses left," Wang Yi, told Sichuan Online news site. "They have all been razed to the ground." |
| Poor weather has hampered aid efforts, and rescuers have been forced to trek to areas cut off by the quake damage and search through the rubble with their bare hands. | Poor weather has hampered aid efforts, and rescuers have been forced to trek to areas cut off by the quake damage and search through the rubble with their bare hands. |
| Slow progress | Slow progress |
| RECENT CHINA QUAKES March, 2008: 7.2 quake in Xinjiang - damage limitedFebruary 2003: 6.8 quake in Xinjiang - at least 94 dead, 200 hurtJanuary 1998: 6.2 quake in rural Hebei - at least 47 dead, 2,000 hurt April 1997: 6.6 quake hits Xinjiang - 9 dead, 60 hurtJanuary 1997: 6.4 quake in Xinjiang - 50 dead, 40 hurt How earthquakes happenHistory of deadly earthquakes | RECENT CHINA QUAKES March, 2008: 7.2 quake in Xinjiang - damage limitedFebruary 2003: 6.8 quake in Xinjiang - at least 94 dead, 200 hurtJanuary 1998: 6.2 quake in rural Hebei - at least 47 dead, 2,000 hurt April 1997: 6.6 quake hits Xinjiang - 9 dead, 60 hurtJanuary 1997: 6.4 quake in Xinjiang - 50 dead, 40 hurt How earthquakes happenHistory of deadly earthquakes |
| In Juyuan township, near Dujiangyan, more than 1,000 people are thought to be trapped in a collapsed school building. More than 50 bodies have been pulled out - but only one girl is reported to have been rescued alive so far. | In Juyuan township, near Dujiangyan, more than 1,000 people are thought to be trapped in a collapsed school building. More than 50 bodies have been pulled out - but only one girl is reported to have been rescued alive so far. |
| Weeping parents wait for news as the victims are laid out in the playground. | Weeping parents wait for news as the victims are laid out in the playground. |
| The BBC's Dan Griffiths, in Juyuan, says a whole generation of the town's children may be lost. | The BBC's Dan Griffiths, in Juyuan, says a whole generation of the town's children may be lost. |
| At another school, in Qingchuan County, at least 178 children were confirmed dead, killed as they were having a midday sleep. | At another school, in Qingchuan County, at least 178 children were confirmed dead, killed as they were having a midday sleep. |
| Among the rescue successes was 34-year-old Zhang Xiaoyan, who is eight months pregnant. She was pulled alive from an apartment that partially collapsed in Dujiangyan. | Among the rescue successes was 34-year-old Zhang Xiaoyan, who is eight months pregnant. She was pulled alive from an apartment that partially collapsed in Dujiangyan. |
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| Children rescued from the rubble in Dujiangyan | |
| "It's a miracle brought about by us all working together," Sun Guoli, Chengdu's fire chief told the Associated Press. "It's a miracle of life, using one's life to save a life." | "It's a miracle brought about by us all working together," Sun Guoli, Chengdu's fire chief told the Associated Press. "It's a miracle of life, using one's life to save a life." |
| Officials for the Ministry of Transport and Ministry of Railways told reporters that road conditions were impeding relief work across the province. | Officials for the Ministry of Transport and Ministry of Railways told reporters that road conditions were impeding relief work across the province. |
| "We may have 10 machines but given the road condition only one excavator can used at one time, and we can only push forward one metre by one metre," one said. | "We may have 10 machines but given the road condition only one excavator can used at one time, and we can only push forward one metre by one metre," one said. |
| The earthquake on Monday was the worst to strike China since more than 240,000 people were killed in Tangshan in 1976. | The earthquake on Monday was the worst to strike China since more than 240,000 people were killed in Tangshan in 1976. |
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