CHINA

Amateur video of the earthquake, 20 seconds after the tremor

This video was filmed in the seconds that followed the earthquake in Beichuan, a town near the epicentre. The footage was shot in a theatre where a group of children were putting on a performance. It's 2pm (China time) on the twelfth of May. The ground is still shaking and the walls are collapsing around those still alive.

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This video was filmed in the seconds that followed the earthquake in Beichuan, a town near the epicentre. The footage was shot in a theatre where a group of children were putting on a performance. It's 2pm (China time) on the twelfth of May. The ground is still shaking and the walls are collapsing around those still alive.

The most arresting images come in the second half of the video.

Amateur video. Via ITN.