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Theyve been allowed to go back in. some questions were raised about that. you also showed those pictures of smoke coming out of one of the reactors. that was happening live on a japanese television even as deny l were being made about the fire there. they said it had been put out, then had to come back and say that it reignited or had never been put out at all. those are the kinds of things adding to the tremendous unease. one thing we can say for sure is this is extremely volatile and dangerous...

>> reporter: im getting word from government officials at least 56 students have died here when their schools collapsed. you may recall during the 2008 szechuan earthquake, more than 5,000 students died because their schools were poorly constructed. there will be questions asked why these schools collapsed as well. we have seen a number of dead bodies pulled from the rubble so far. despite that the official death toll remains at 589, around 10,000 people being injured. the government continues t...

Breaking news out of china, close to 600 people now confirmed dead, thousands injured after strong earthquakes struck a poor mountainous area of china. most of the people living there are tibetan and most living in homes made out of wood, not strong enough to withstand an earthquake. joining us where workers are working to pull victims from the rubble. john. >> reporter: im getting word from government officials at least 56 students have died here when their schools collapsed. you may recall dur...