China’s worst earthquake for 30 years killed nearly 10,000 people in Sichuan province on Monday, with more feared dead in mountainous areas cut off by landslides, power failures and the collapse of telephone networks.

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Students film earthquake on their mobile phones as it hits their school

At least eight schools were reported to have collapsed, burying hundreds of children under rubble. Chemical-laden factories and at least one hospital were also wrecked, trapping hundreds more, state media said.