tremor in Sichuan province, China Oct 2005: Quake measuring 7.6 hits north Pakistan, killing 73,000

History of deadly earthquakes "Soldiers have been dispatched to save the people buried in the collapsed houses," local official Huang Limin was quoted as saying by China's state news agency Xinhua. One official told journalists more than 85% of buildings in Jiegu town near the epicentre had collapsed. "The streets in Jiegu are thronged with panic - injured people, with many bleeding in the head," Zhuo Huaxia told Xinhua. "Many students are buried under the debris due to building collapse at a vocational school. "I can see injured people everywhere. The biggest problem now is that we lack tents, we lack medical equipment, medicine and medical workers." Many of the buildings in Yushu, acounty with a largely Tibetan population of about 80,000, were thought to be made from wood. In 2008, a huge quake struck neighbouring Sichuan province which left 87,000 people dead or missing. Quake-prone region Karsum Nyima, from Yushu county's TV station, told China's state-run CCTV that school students had been assembled in outside playgrounds, although school buildings had not collapsed. ANALYSIS Michael Bristow, BBC News, Beijing The earthquake struck just before 0800 local time - when many people were still at home. It was followed by three aftershocks. Some media reports say most buildings in the town near the epicentre fell down. Grainy pictures on Chinese television showed rescuers pulling at the rubble of one collapsed structure. Soldiers have been sent to the area to help with the