China rushed its troops to the earthquake-struck Wenchuan County of southwest Sichuan province for disaster relief work, with President Hu Jintao ordering all-out efforts to help the affected people.The troops would assist the local government in Wenchuan to guage the situation and help in relief work.Earlier, a powerful earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale rocked south-west China on Monday.The quake struck Wenchuan County, 100 kms to the north-west of Chengdu, provincial capital of Sichuan, on Monday afternoon, the bureau said.The quake was felt in Beijing also, with reports of buildings swaying and people running out of their apartments into the streets.Zhengzhou, Chengu and Chongqing also reported major tremors, a Chinese news agency said.Apart from China, the tremors were felt in Bangkok and Vietnam also.
Source:NDTV
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