May 12th, 7.8-magnitude earthquake happened at 14:28 in China's south-western Sichuan province.
A powerful earthquake has killed at least 10,000 people in China's south-western Sichuan province, up to 5,000 of them in just one county.
Many more have been killed and injured in other parts of the country after the 7.8-magnitude quake struck at 1428 local time (0628 GMT).
At least 50 bodies have been recovered from the rubble of a school where an estimated 900 students were buried.
President Hu Jintao has urged "all-out" efforts to rescue victims.
Search teams were sent to the area but struggled to get through because routes were blocked.
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