Buildings near Juyuan Middle School show few visible signs of earthquake damage.

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One immediate priority was a site in Juyuan Township, about 100km from the epicentre, where 900 youths were thought to be buried under the rubble of their collapsed three-storey school.

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All but the Juyuan Middle School's staircase collapsed.

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