# 1978
A powerful earthquake struck mid afternoon, local time, near Chengdu, in China's Sichuan Province.
Flutrackers has been updating this thread with the latest news reports for the past several hours.
Additionally (Hat tip FrenchieGirl) this blogsite in Shanghai is covering the event, updating with the latest news and video every few minutes.
The latest report has 900 students buried in the rubble, with new reports coming in constantly.
This quake was felt as far away as Beijing and Bangkok.
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