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Photos: Deadly earthquake strikes China’s Sichuan province

Updated 9:38 AM EDT, Sun April 28, 2013
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People pay their respects at a newly built grave in Ya'an, China, on Saturday, April 27, one week after a 6.6-magnitude earthquake. More than 190 people died and thousands were injured after the quake struck China's southwest Sichuan province on April 20, state media reported.
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People pay their respects at a newly built grave in Ya'an, China, on Saturday, April 27, one week after a 6.6-magnitude earthquake. More than 190 people died and thousands were injured after the quake struck China's southwest Sichuan province on April 20, state media reported.
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Students and soldiers from the air force attend a flag-raising ceremony in Baosheng Primary School in Lushan County, southwest China's Sichuan province, April 26. The primary school was built within 28 hours by the air force troops from the People's Liberation Army Chengdu Military Area Command, who also donated stationery and computers to students and teachers affected by the earthquake.
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Students and soldiers from the air force attend a flag-raising ceremony in Baosheng Primary School in Lushan County, southwest China's Sichuan province, April 26. The primary school was built within 28 hours by the air force troops from the People's Liberation Army Chengdu Military Area Command, who also donated stationery and computers to students and teachers affected by the earthquake.
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Rescue workers unload relief supplies in the Shuangshi township of Ya'an, China, on Thursday, April 25.
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Rescue workers unload relief supplies in the Shuangshi township of Ya'an, China, on Thursday, April 25.
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Rescuers carry a victim's body in the Taiping township of Ya'an on April 25.
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Rescuers carry a victim's body in the Taiping township of Ya'an on April 25.
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A man stands before his damaged home in the Taiping township of Ya'an on Wednesday, April 24.
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A man stands before his damaged home in the Taiping township of Ya'an on Wednesday, April 24.
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Rescuers load relief supplies onto a helicopter in Ya'an on April 24.
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Rescuers load relief supplies onto a helicopter in Ya'an on April 24.
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Students of the University of South China light candles to pray for quake victims on April 24 in Hengnan, China.
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Students of the University of South China light candles to pray for quake victims on April 24 in Hengnan, China.
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Rescuers check a collapsed building in Lingguan township in Ya'an.
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Rescuers check a collapsed building in Lingguan township in Ya'an.
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A woman who lost her son in the earthquake cries in front of her damaged home in Ya'an on April 24.
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A woman who lost her son in the earthquake cries in front of her damaged home in Ya'an on April 24.
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A health worker gathers dead ducks during the decontamination of a duck farm on April 24.
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A health worker gathers dead ducks during the decontamination of a duck farm on April 24.
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A woman sits on debris in Ya'an on Tuesday, April 23.
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A woman sits on debris in Ya'an on Tuesday, April 23.
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A man wipes away tears in front of a damaged house on Tuesday.
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A man wipes away tears in front of a damaged house on Tuesday.
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Rescue workers unload medicine in Ya'an on Tuesday.
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Rescue workers unload medicine in Ya'an on Tuesday.
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A man and woman react to the damage in Ya'an on Tuesday.
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A man and woman react to the damage in Ya'an on Tuesday.
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Villagers carry the coffin of a man killed in the earthquake in Lushan, Sichuan Province, on Monday, April 22.
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Villagers carry the coffin of a man killed in the earthquake in Lushan, Sichuan Province, on Monday, April 22.
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An injured boy receives treatment on Monday.
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An injured boy receives treatment on Monday.
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Two soldiers help move a television from a damaged house on Monday in Ya'an.
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Two soldiers help move a television from a damaged house on Monday in Ya'an.
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Military medical officers carry a patient to an ambulance at the hospital in Ya'an, China, on Monday.
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Military medical officers carry a patient to an ambulance at the hospital in Ya'an, China, on Monday.
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Chinese soldiers search for survivors on Sunday, April 21, in Lushan County.
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Chinese soldiers search for survivors on Sunday, April 21, in Lushan County.
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A building in Ya'an is lopsided on Sunday.
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A building in Ya'an is lopsided on Sunday.
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Families rest at an emergency relief center in Ya'an on Sunday.
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Families rest at an emergency relief center in Ya'an on Sunday.
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Rescuers evacuate an injured survivor onto a military helicopter on Sunday.
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Rescuers evacuate an injured survivor onto a military helicopter on Sunday.
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People cover their faces as rocks fall from mountains on their way home to Ya'an on Sunday.
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People cover their faces as rocks fall from mountains on their way home to Ya'an on Sunday.
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A woman carries her baby through rubble in Lushan County in Sichuan, China, on Sunday, April 21.
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A woman carries her baby through rubble in Lushan County in Sichuan, China, on Sunday, April 21.
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Survivors and rescuers make their way along a damaged area in Lushan on Sunday.
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Survivors and rescuers make their way along a damaged area in Lushan on Sunday.
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A family rests in a makeshift shelter in Lushan on Sunday.
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A family rests in a makeshift shelter in Lushan on Sunday.
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Chinese residents sleep in open areas for fear of aftershocks in Sichuan Province on Sunday.
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Chinese residents sleep in open areas for fear of aftershocks in Sichuan Province on Sunday.
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Chinese residents sleep in a car on Sunday to avoid danger from aftershocks.
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Chinese residents sleep in a car on Sunday to avoid danger from aftershocks.
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Rescue workers distribute food on Sunday.
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Rescue workers distribute food on Sunday.
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Rescuers dig through rubble in quake-hit Qingren township in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Saturday, April 20.
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Rescuers dig through rubble in quake-hit Qingren township in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Saturday, April 20.
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Residents rest near destroyed houses in Sichuan Province on Saturday.
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Residents rest near destroyed houses in Sichuan Province on Saturday.
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A rescue car from Chengdu Military Region falls off a cliff into a river in Sichuan Province. Two of the 17 soldiers in the car had died by 11:30 p.m. Saturday Beijing time.
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A rescue car from Chengdu Military Region falls off a cliff into a river in Sichuan Province. Two of the 17 soldiers in the car had died by 11:30 p.m. Saturday Beijing time.
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Rescuers carry a paralyzed patient from a collapsed house on Sunday in Qingren township.
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Rescuers carry a paralyzed patient from a collapsed house on Sunday in Qingren township.
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A woman walks on bricks fallen from a collapsed house Saturday in Longmen township.
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A woman walks on bricks fallen from a collapsed house Saturday in Longmen township.
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Displaced children rest at an evacuation shelter in Baosheng township on Saturday.
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Displaced children rest at an evacuation shelter in Baosheng township on Saturday.
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Houses collapsed on the side of a road in Sichuan province.
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Houses collapsed on the side of a road in Sichuan province.
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Rescuers run through a road blocked by fallen rocks on Saturday.
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Rescuers run through a road blocked by fallen rocks on Saturday.
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This photo taken on a helicopter shows the quake-destroyed houses in Taiping Town in Ya'an City on Saturday.
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This photo taken on a helicopter shows the quake-destroyed houses in Taiping Town in Ya'an City on Saturday.
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Medical workers pull an injured patient out of the emergency treatment room Saturday at a medical emergency center in Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province.
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Medical workers pull an injured patient out of the emergency treatment room Saturday at a medical emergency center in Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province.
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A collapsed house sits in Gucheng Village.
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A collapsed house sits in Gucheng Village.
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Rescuers head for Baosheng township on Saturday.
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Rescuers head for Baosheng township on Saturday.
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Rescuers sit on ruins of a house in Longmen, an area close to the epicenter of the earthquake.
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Rescuers sit on ruins of a house in Longmen, an area close to the epicenter of the earthquake.
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People attempt to move a huge rock blocking the road to Longmen township on Saturday.
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People attempt to move a huge rock blocking the road to Longmen township on Saturday.
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Residents help carry injured people to the hospital on Saturday in the city of Ya'an.
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Residents help carry injured people to the hospital on Saturday in the city of Ya'an.
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Rubble covers roadside houses in Longmen on Saturday.
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Rubble covers roadside houses in Longmen on Saturday.
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Traffic passes debris in Chongqing on Saturday.
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Traffic passes debris in Chongqing on Saturday.
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A girl gives offerings to the dead by the side of ruins in Longmen on Saturday.
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A girl gives offerings to the dead by the side of ruins in Longmen on Saturday.
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A rescuer stands by a damaged building in Longmen on Saturday.
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A rescuer stands by a damaged building in Longmen on Saturday.
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Huge rocks lie on a road in Longmen on Saturday.
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Huge rocks lie on a road in Longmen on Saturday.
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