Almost 15,000 dead in China quake: Xinhua

As of 1130 UTC: Nearly 15,000 people are now known to have died.
2355 UTC: CNN reports that pandas at the Wolong reserve are safe.
1245 UTC: 18,000 or more buried alive in one town alone. A panda sanctuary close to the epicentre has not yet been contacted and there are fears for the panda population, as [...]