Between 3,000 and 5,000 have died in China's deadliest earthquake for many years. Thousands of troops are already arriving in the area of Chengdu in Sichuan province to help in the rescue effort. In one county 80% of the buildings have been destroyed by the earthquake according to the Chinese state news agency Xinhua. Power has failed in many areas and there are difficulties in communications with many cell phone masts felled by the tremors [CNN / BBC].
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