Photos of the rescue and other related pictures

Photo taken on May 13, 2008 shows the scene of the earthquake-hit Beichuan County, about 160 kilometers northeast of the epicenter of Wenchuan County, southwest China's Sichuan Province. Beichuan County is badly damaged in Monday's quake, with great numbers of buildings collapsed and landslides around the county. (Xinhua Photo)

Students of a school donate money for earthquake-jolted areas in southwest China's Sichuan Province in Hami, a city of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, May 13, 2008. A major earthquake measuring 7.8 Richter Scale jolted Wenchuan County of Sichuan Province at 2:28 p.m. on Monday. As of 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, the death toll from the 7.8-magnitude earthquake had climbed to 11,921, according to the ad hoc headquarters of the disaster relief headed by Premier Wen. Of the dead, 11,608 were in Sichuan.(Xinhua Photo)

Soldiers from the People's Liberation Army carry relief materials after their arrival in the quake-stricken Wenchuan County in southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 14, 2008. A strong quake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale struck Wenchuan at 2:28 p.m. on Monday. (Xinhua Photo)
PLA soliders carry the relief supplies onto a cargo-aeronef heading for the earthquake-affected areas in Sichuan Province to drop the urgently-needed food and relief supplies, in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, 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 buried under rubble and mud. (Xinhua Photo)
Rescuers unload medical materials from a helicopter in Yingxiu Town of Wenchuan County, the epicenter of Monday's massive earthquake on May 14, 2008. (Xinhua Photo)
The wounded is lifted to a helicopter in Yingxiu Town of Wenchuan County
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (C) consoles locals as he pays a visit to Beichuan County, which neighbors the epicenter of the massive quake in southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 14, 2008. Wen Jiabao arrived on Wednesday at Beichuan County, one of the regions worst hit by Monday's massive earthquake, to oversee the rescue work. (Xinhua Photo)

People in less affected areas using wireless connection to update with lastest news.

Rescuers carry the body of a victim at the Juyuan High School in Juyuan Town, Dujiangyan City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 13, 2008. Rescuers work against the rainy weather to search quake survivors on Tuesday. (Xinhua Photo)

A survivor is discovered in the debris at the earthquake-hit Beichuan County, about 160 kilometers northeast of the epicenter of Wenchuan County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 13, 2008. Beichuan County is badly damaged in Monday's quake, with great numbers of buildings collapsed and landslides around the county. (Xinhua Photo)

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