Soldiers rescue a child from the rubble after an earthquake in Beichuan, Sichuan province May 13, 2008. Picture taken May 13, 2008. China poured more troops into the earthquake-ravaged province of Sichuan on Wednesday to quicken a search for survivors as time ran out for thousands of people still buried under rubble and mud. [Agencies]

Rescuers carry a victim at the site of a collapsed building after an earthquake in Dujiangyan May 13, 2008. China said on Tuesday an earthquake centred in the southwest province of Sichuan killed nearly 10,000 in that province alone, Xinhua news agency reported. [Agencies]

(China Daily via Agencies May  14, 2008)