Newborn babies are brought to safety after an earthquake to a hospital in Nanchong, Sichuan Province , May 12, 2008. [Xinhua]

Rescue workers search for victims in debris in Dujiangyan, Southwest China's Sichuan Province on May 12, 2008. An earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale jolted nearby Wenchuan County at 14:28 Monday. [Xinhua]

Rescue workers search for victims after an earthquake tore down a school building in Dujiangyan, Southwest China's Sichuan Province on May 12, 2008. An earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale jolted nearby Wenchuan County at 14:28 Monday. [Xinhua]

(Xinhua News Agency May 13, 2008)