There were also harrowing reports from the scene of a school collapse in Dujiangyan city - south-east of the epicentre - where 900 students were buried and at least 50 dead.

• 同时，不幸的消息传来，在震央东南部的都江堰，一所学校坍塌现场，900名学生被埋，至少50名死亡。