Telecom services hit

Telecom services in the worst-hit quake region around Wenchuan county were still cut off last night while services started to limp back to normalcy in neighboring areas.

According to China Mobile, the country's largest mobile phone carrier, half the local wireless communications in Sichuan province were disrupted.

More than 2,300 base stations in the province stopped working due to power failures or severe congestion. The exact number of base stations in the province is not known.