"A powerful earthquake buried 900 students in central China on Monday and killed at least 107 people, as several schools and a water tower collapsed in the tremor, state media reported." Full article...The 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck central China sending in a rush thousands to safety at about 60 miles northwest of Chengdu at 2:28 p.m. . Telephone and power networks, and even state media appeared to have few details of the disaster. Communications were disrupted causing a larger panic.
The U.S. Geological Survey warned it be "a dangerous earthquake" because of its proximity to very populated areas.
In Shanghai, skyscrapers moved back and forth like trees in a strong wind and office employees rushed to the streets. The airport in the provincial capital, Chengdu, was closed and roads were full with traffic after the fact. Read more...
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