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An earthquake that struck the remote Chinese province of Qinghai |
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is now known to have killed almost 600 people and injured thousands. |
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The tremor wrecked the town of Jiegu. |
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The BBC correspondent in the province says |
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cold and rain are hampering relief operations. |
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A local teacher told the BBC's Chinese service |
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that almost all residential housing in Jiegu had collapsed, |
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and so had its school. |
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The extents of the destruction of houses is very bad. |
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More than 80% of the residential houses |
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built with mud and brick have collapsed. |
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And many people have been buried or trapped underneath. |
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We are now helping people to carry out rescues on their own, |
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but we lack heavy lifting equipment. |