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Deadly quake rocks china; toll estimated at 3,000 to 5,000,
12 May, 2008 [05:18 PM] | |  | A powerful earthquake struck central China on Monday and state media reported that as many as 5,000 people were killed in a single county while nearly 900 students were trapped after their school collapsed. The official Xinhua News Agency said 3,000 to 5,000 people had died in Beichuan county in Sichuan province after the 7.8-magnitude quake. Another 10,000 people there were believed to be hurt. The authorities have already confirmed death of at least 107 people.
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