A girl passes by debris in Dujiangyan, Sichuan Province as strong quake jolted SW China on May 12, 2008. A powerful earthquake in southwest China killed nearly 10, 000 people by midnight Monday and the death toll is expected to climb as rescue efforts are intensifying.
A geographic photo grabed from Google.com shows the center of the earthquake which hit Wenchuan County of Southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 12, 2008. T
he quake measured a magnitude of 8.0 on the Richter scale struck Sichuan on Monday, said the State Seismological Bureau.
Local residents sleep on the streets after an earthquake in Mianyang, Sichuan province May 12, 2008. A powerful earthquake in southwest China killed nearly 10, 000 people by midnight Monday and the death toll is expected to climb as rescue efforts are intensifying.
Local residents sleep on the streets after an earthquake in Mianyang, Sichuan province May 12, 2008. A powerful earthquake in southwest China killed nearly 10, 000 people by midnight Monday and the death toll is expected to climb as rescue efforts are intensifying.
