Earthquake of a magnitude 7.8 reported in China *UPDATE* 'to top 50,000' killed, page 3

Officials are claiming none of the Olympic venues have been affected.

A spokesman for the Beijing Olympic Committee said no Olympic venues were affected by the earthquake. The massive Three Gorges Dam -- roughly 400 miles east of the epicenter -- was not damaged, a spokesman said.

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Big quake for sure...

The earthquake was also felt in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Taiwan, and as far away as Hanoi, Vietnam, and Bangkok, Thailand, according to the Hong Kong-based Mandarin-language channel Phoenix TV.

reply to post by Now_Then

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I agree, it will only get worse as the day progresses.

Did they say if the 900 students trapped are in relation to the 2 primary schools that have already been reported as damaged or is this from another location?

Death is bad, but worse when children are involved.

5 reported dead
No casualty are reported in Chengdu
This is Chengdu after earthquake

This is Beijing after earthquake

reply to post by Grailkeeper

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Well they did mention that the school was in an area where landslides can take place - I had a look on google maps (not got google earth on this machine) and Chengdu seems to be located on a relatively flat area - but looking to the NW (where the epicentre is) there are many valleys with very steep sides - and if you zoom in there is plenty of developed towns. I hope the rock is solid, it don't look good if large slides come into those towns - getting in by road could be a nightmare.

Think it's the slide that will account for quite a high death toll unfortunately.

Edit: Official toll 160 dead overall (expect that to rise)

And the school was a secondary school - (12 to 19 year olds?)


[edit on 12/5/2008 by Now_Then]

latest pictures of Chengdu

reply to post by asala

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Why are they only reporting about the schools and students? Surely the schools have to be some of the better fortified buildings in the area. Seems odd.

news.sky.com...

Link to the UK Sky News current version.

This is the center of the earthquake----Wenchuan before earthquake
let's wait and see what it will become after the earthquake

Pictures of a affected area---Deyang
Pictures of a affected area---Suining
Pictures of a affected area---a part of Chongqing
Pictures of a affected area---Hanzhong





[edit on 12-5-2008 by gs001]

BBC News -

Between 3,000 and 5,000 people have been killed by an earthquake measuring 7.8 in one county of Sichuan province in south-western China, reports say.

Whats going on with the world these days??

news.bbc.co.uk...

[edit on 12-5-2008 by II HAL II]

reply to post by gs001

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Thanks for the post. I am happy to see that all of the buildings are still standing in those pictures, even though it is a pretty limited view.

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