BEIJING (Reuters) - China has launched a probe into the high number of school collapses in Monday's earthquake that killed thousands of children and buried thousands more when many other buildings remained standing.
The 7.9 magnitude struck in the middle of the afternoon in the southwest province of Sichuan when most children were at their desks or taking a nap.
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