There were about 10,000 people that recieved wounds from the quake.
School children were amidst the victims entombed under rubble . Many people were acting as quickly as they could using bare hands to dig people out from under the rubble.
The quake was measured by the U.S. Geological Survey as a 6.9 magnitude quake. It hit China around 7:49 am ET.
A great deal of people were in their homes and school was just getting started for the day.
There were many after shocks, one measured as much as 5.8 on the scale. All were within a few hours of the first earthquake.
The homes in the area hit, are not very well constructed. Many are made of wood and dirt walls. Many fell in along with a Buddist pagoda located in a park.
the tremors have caused homes to fall along with many other types of buildings. Roads need to be repaired and the electrical power failure has played havoc with people being able to connect.
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