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China earthquake death toll to hit 5,000
Beijing, May 12 (MIA) - The powerful earthquake that rocked much of China Monday killed 3,000 to 5,000 people in one county alone, according to state media.
Prime Minister Wen Jiabao described the quake, which measured 7.8 on the Richter scale, as a "major disaster" and appealed for calm.
The estimated death toll covers just one county - Beichuan - in the south-western province of Sichuan that was worst hit by the quake. Ten thousand people are feared injured in the county.
Fatalities have also been reported in neighbouring provinces and the death toll is expected to jump as contact is made with regions cut off by the disaster.
Rescuers are battling to free 900 students buried beneath their high school in the city of Dujiangyan, in Sichuan. It is not clear how many survived the collapse of the three-storey building.
"Facing disaster, the most important thing is calm, confidence, courage and strong leadership," said Mr Wen on board a flight to the worst hit regions.
"We will definitely overcome this major disaster".
The earthquake, which struck at 2.28 pm local time (7.28am BST), caused buildings to sway thousands of miles away in Beijing, Taiwan and even Bangkok.
The quake hit 58 miles north-west of the Sichuan's capital city of Chengdu, but deaths have been reported as far away as the northwestern province of Gansu, where at least 10 people were killed.
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