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The quake hit; the school fell; 900 children had no escape - Read More

Date Added: May 14, 2008 09:04:06 PM
DIJIANGYAN, China — The high school students were settling in to afternoon arts and humanities classes when the massive quake struck. The school collapsed so rapidly — one floor "pancaking" atop another — that there was practically no time to escape.

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