GUANG NIU / GETTY IMAGES
Thursday, May 15, 2008
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Chinese earthquake: Thursday May 15, 2008
A quake victim is helped after landing at Zipingba dam May 15, 2008 in Sichuan province, Dujiangyan City, China. A major earthquake measuring 7.9 on the Richter scale jolted Wenchuan County of southwest China's Sichuan Province May 12. The death toll has already risen to nearly 15,000 and is expected to rise with 25,000 still missing.
