Juyuan Middle School

After a devastating 7.8 earthquake hit China on May 12, around 900 students were buried when a school collapsed near the Chinese city of Chengdu, Sichuan's provincial capital.

According to a report in the Scientific American the school's collapse was caused by the 6.0 aftershock.

There are thought to be 8 schools that have collapsed in the region hit by the earthquake.

1. 7.8 magnitude
2. Epicenter: 57 miles north-west of Chengdu, China
3. Biggest to hit China since an 8.6 quake struck Tibet in 1950
4. Tremors felt in Beijing, Bangkok, Hong Kong, Taipei and Hanoi, Vietnam
5. Hit at 2:28 p.m. local time
6. Magnitude 6 after shock hit same area after 15 minutes

After a devastating 7.8 earthquake hit China on May 12, around 900 students were buried when a school collapsed near the Chinese city of Chengdu, Sichuan's provincial capital.

According to a report in the Scientific American the school's collapse was caused by the 6.0 aftershock.

There are thought to be 8 schools that have collapsed in the region hit by the earthquake.

1. Teenagers buried beneath the rubble

2. Three-storey building

3. Parents said to be watching while cranes excavate the site

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1. 7.8 magnitude
2. Epicenter: 57 miles north-west of Chengdu, China
3. Biggest to hit China since an 8.6 quake struck Tibet in 1950
4. Tremors felt in Beijing, Bangkok, Hong Kong, Taipei and Hanoi, Vietnam
5. Hit at 2:28 p.m. local time
6. Magnitude 6 after shock hit same area after 15 minutes

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• Also try: Sichuan Earthquake 2008

• The Independent: Bodies are found in rubble that was once a school (May 14, 2008)

• The Telegraph: China earthquake: Death toll crosses 8,500 (May 12, 2008)

• NPR: A Horrific Scene at a Middle School in Dujiangyan (May 12, 2008)

• Times Online: At least 8,600 people are killed in China earthquake (May 12, 2008)

• Washington Post: China Earthquake Kills at Least 8,500 (May 12, 2008)

• Topix.net: Juyuan Middle School

• Google News: Juyuan Middle School

• Times Online: Dujiangyan, the city reduced to rubble (May 13, 2008)

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