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State media: 900 students buried by China quake
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Posted 12 May 2008 @ 05:45 pm GMT
State media report that a powerful earthquake has buried nearly 900 students in China's Sichuan province.
People evacuate office buildings after a 7.5-magnitude earthquake in Beijing Monday, May 12, 2008. A 7.5-magnitude quake struck central China on Monday and was felt as far away as Thailand and Vietnam. Thousands of people evacuated buildings in Beiji...
Pentagon worried by China in space and cyberspaceThe Xinhua News Agency did not immediately give any other details or say if any of the students were thought to be alive.
It has also reported that four students were killed and more than 100 students injured when the 7.8-magnitude quake knocked down two schools in neighboring Chongqing municipality. A fifth person was killed by a collapsing water tower in Monday's quake.
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