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May 17, 2008
DEVASTATION
A Chinese woman grieves beside her destroyed home in Wenchuan, Sichuan province. China said that over 50,000 people had likely died in the earthquake that hit its southwest as time runs out to save survivors buried in the rubble of broken communities. AFP
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May 17, 2008
SEEKING REFUGE
A family of earthquake survivors gather at the local sports stadium in Mianyang city where more than 10,000 people have taken refuge on Friday. More than 8,000 people have died in Mianyang city alone in the 7.9-magnitude quake with experts saying that the search-and-rescue operation is at a crucial phase, with the chances of finding survivors diminishing by the hour. AFP
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May 17, 2008
PERSERVERE
Rescue workers move rubble by hand to search for survivors near the epicenter of Monday's quake in Yingxiu, southwestern China's Sichuan province. AP
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May 17, 2008
AWAITING RESCUE
Injured victims wait for the rescue of helicopters at Yingxiu Township in the epicenter Wenchuan in Aba Prefecture of southwest China's Sichuan province, Friday, May 16, 2008. China struggled to bury its dead and help tens of thousands of injured and homeless on Friday. AP
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May 17, 2008
A RUINED TOWN
Rescue workers search for survivors amongst the debris of collapsed buildings in Beichuan county, in southwest China's Sichuan province. AP
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May 17, 2008
BACKING ONE ANOTHER
Survivors evacuate the earthquake damaged town of Beichuan in Sichuan Province on Friday. Beichuan is one of the areas hit hardest by the quake, which has caused deaths across at least four provinces and regions. AFP
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May 17, 2008
A LONG JOURNEY
Earthquake survivors climb up a rocky embankment after arriving on a boat from areas inaccessible by road at the Zipingpu Dam near Dujiangyan, Sichuan province. The Chinese government had issued a rare public appeal on Thursday for rescue equipment as it struggled to cope with the disaster. AP
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May 17, 2008
WATER BREAK
A man drinks from a burst water pipe in the main street of the earthquake-devastated city of Dujiangyan, Sichuan Province on Saturday. Chinese President Hu Jintao urged rescuers to race against time to save lives, days after the most destructive earthquake to hit modern China. REUTERS
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May 17, 2008
BURYING THEIR DAUGHTER
Lin Buzhi (left) walks behind his wife Yan Baozhen as she carries the body of their daughter Lin Jingrong, 6, who was found amidst the rubble of the Qushan kindergarten in Beichuan county. Lin's body was found together with that of a classmate. The pair, who had been taking a nap when the earthquake hit on Monday, were later buried together at a nearby park. REUTERS
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May 17, 2008
TO SAFETY
Chinese troops evacuate the injured survivors on to a helicopter in Wenchuan, Sichuan province. AFP PHOTO
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