Via the BBC:

Almost 900 students are buried after an earthquake measuring 7.8 caused a building to collapse in south-western China, state media reports.

President Hu Jintao urged “all-out” efforts to rescue victims of the quake, which hit 92km (57 miles) from Chengdu, Sichuan’s provincial capital.

Premier Wen Jiabao is travelling to the area and troops are being sent to help with disaster relief efforts.

Officials have confirmed 107 deaths in the area but the figure could rise.

The death toll from tropical cyclone Sidr in Bangladesh rose to more than 2,000, with more than 1.5 million people living in temporary shelters after homes were flattened and low-lying areas flooded.

Emergency preparations in advance of the cyclone saved tens of thousands of lives, but the storm left a million people without power and has created serious health problems for survivors.

Relief supplies and a medical team are being sent to Bangladesh by the U.S. Agency for International Development, while the U.S. government pledged more than $2 million in initial emergency relief.