At least 10,000 people are killed when a 7.8-magnitude quake hits south-western China, state media says, and the president urges "all-out" efforts to rescue survivors
Collapsed school
In the nearby city of Dujiangyan, which was closer to the epicentre, desperate efforts are under way to find survivors underneath the rubble of a three-storey school building which collapsed, burying an estimated 900 students.
It was around 2:30 pm, and the building suddenly began to rock back and forth
Dujiangyan student
Reporters from Xinhua said local residents and rescue workers were pulling people out of the rubble of Juyuan Middle School as anxious parents looked on.
"Some buried teenagers were struggling to break loose from underneath the ruins while others were crying out for help," Xinhua reported.
In the nearby city of Dujiangyan, which was closer to the epicentre, desperate efforts are under way to find survivors underneath the rubble of a three-storey school building which collapsed, burying an estimated 900 students.
It was around 2:30 pm, and the building suddenly began to rock back and forth
Dujiangyan student
Reporters from Xinhua said local residents and rescue workers were pulling people out of the rubble of Juyuan Middle School as anxious parents looked on.
"Some buried teenagers were struggling to break loose from underneath the ruins while others were crying out for help," Xinhua reported.
the death toll reach 20,000
updated from cnn.com
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