Britons feared being 'buried alive'

British holidaymakers who were on a panda-watching trip in China when the earthquake struck said they feared being "buried alive".

The 19 British tourists, who had been out of touch since the 7.9-magnitude earthquake struck on Monday, were earlier found safe and well.

The Foreign Office said 14 members of the group were flown from the Wolong panda reserve in Wenchuan county, to Chengdu, the provincial capital of Sichuan, by Chinese military helicopter. It has not yet been confirmed whether the remaining five, travelling with the Kuoni tour company, have been evacuated.

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