BEIJING -- State media report that a powerful earthquake has buried nearly 900 students in China's Sichuan province. The Xinhua News Agency did not immediately give any other details or say if any of the students were thought to be alive. It has also reported that four students were killed and more than 100 students injured when the 7.8-magnitude quake knocked down two schools in neighboring Chongqing municipality. A fifth person was killed by a collapsing water tower in Monday's quake.
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