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12,000 Dead After Magnitude 79 Earthquake Rocks Central China
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
CHENGDU, China — A powerful earthquake toppled buildings, schools and chemical plants Monday in central China, killing about 12,000 people and trapping untold numbers in mounds of concrete, steel and earth in the country's worst quake in three decades
The 79-magnitude quake devastated a region of small cities and towns set amid steep hills north of Sichuan's provincial capital of Chengdu Striking in midafternoon, it emptied office buildings across the country in Beijing and could be felt as far away as Vietnam
About 1,300 rescue workers and troops arrived Tuesday at the quake's epicenter, which had been cut off since the earthquake struck The number of casualties there is not yet known
Rain has compounded the difficulty of rescue efforts elsewhere Premier Wen Jiabao, who flew to the region, said rain was forecast for the next several days
The government was pouring in troops to aid in the disaster recovery Xinhua said 16,000 were in the area and 34,000 more were en route
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