A recent massive earthquake hit the Sichuan province of China earlier killing more than 5,000 Chinese including about 900 students.

China Earthquake

The earthquake reached a high level of 7.5 with its center about 57 miles (92km) north-west of Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan, the official Xinhua news agency reported. Tremors from the quake, which struck at 2.28pm, were felt as far away as Pakistan, Thailand and Vietnam.

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