北京：在周一，一个强烈的地震袭击了中国西部群山地区，据报道超过7600人死于此次地震，其中有个别城市死亡将近5000人，当震动穿越中国袭击建筑物时有超过900名学生陷入倒塌的学校下方。全国的房屋都有摇晃，远在泰国和越南也感觉到了震动。

The 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit in Sichuan Province on Monday afternoon, and the death toll steadily increased throughout the evening, raising concerns that the number could go far higher.

周一下午四川省遭受7.8级地震，死亡报告在夜间不断上升，估计今后还会更高。

By 9 p.m. local time, the state news agency Xinhua quoted provincial disaster relief officials as saying that 3,000 to 5,000 people were feared dead in Beichuan County. Roughly 80 percent of the buildings in the county were reportedly destroyed. An hour later, it reported 7,651 dead in Sichuan Province alone.

截止到当地时间晚上9点，新华社报道四川省赈灾官员表示北川县有3000至5000人丧生。据报道，该县近80%的建筑物被破坏。一小时后，报道称仅四川一省，有7651人在地震中丧生。

Prime Minister Wen Jiabao, who arrived in the earthquake region on Monday night, described the situation as a "severe disaster" and called for "calm, confidence, courage and efficient organization." President Hu Jintao ordered an "all out" effort to aid people in the earthquake region and soldiers were dispatched for disaster relief efforts.