A soldier carries a senior refugee o his back during evacuation of the county-seat town after a warning of an upstream lake in imminent danger of flooding in Beichuan county in southwest China's Sichuan province 17 May 2008. The river through the town is reported to be blocked upstream by earthquake damage. EPA/ZHOU CHAO
Rescuers work on the debris in Beichuan county in southwest China's Sichuan province, on 17 May 2008. The county-seat town was later evacuated after a warning of an upstream lake in imminent danger of flooding. EPA/ZHOU CHAO
A man puts money in a donation box during a live art auction to collect funds for the earthquake stricken areas, Shenzhen, China, 17 May 2008. Paintings from various Chinese artists went on auction with all proceeds being donated to the affected areas in China's southwest Sichuan province. The death toll from the 12 May 7.9 magnitude earthquake continues to rise above the 20,000 mark as hopes fade for finding any more survivors in the rubble of thousands of buildings over a wide area. EPA/DIEGO AZUBEL
Wang Yu Bin (R) from the city of Nanchong in Sichuan province, assembles a bicycle tyre at the Baoan Bicycle factory in Shenzhen city, China, 17 May 2008. Wang Yu Bin's home and family were affected by the recent 7.9 magnitude earthquake that hit Sichuan province on 12 May. The death toll from the earthquake continues to rise above the 20,000 mark as hopes fade for finding any more survivors in the rubble of thousands of buildings over a wide area. EPA/DIEGO AZUBEL
A woman puts money in a donation box during an art auction to collect funds for the earthquake stricken areas, Shenzhen, China, 17 May 2008. Paintings from various Chinese artists went on auction with all proceeds being donated to the affected areas in China's southwest Sichuan province. The death toll from the 12 May 7.9 magnitude earthquake continues to rise above the 20,000 mark as hopes fade for finding any more survivors in the rubble of thousands of buildings over a wide area. EPA/DIEGO AZUBEL
Volunteers hold a painting during a live art auction to collect funds for the earthquake stricken areas, Shenzhen, China, 17 May 2008. Paintings from various Chinese artists went on auction with all proceeds being donated to the affected areas in China's southwest Sichuan province. The death toll from the 12 May 7.9 magnitude earthquake continues to rise above the 20,000 mark as hopes fade for finding any more survivors in the rubble of thousands of buildings over a wide area. EPA/DIEGO AZUBEL
Soldiers work on the blocked road to Yingxiu town in Wenchuan county in southwest China's Sichuan province 16 May 2008. The official death toll from the earthquake has now reached 22,0609. EPA/GUO QUAN
A rescuer carries relief supplies on a path to Yingxiu town in Wenchuan county in southwest China's Sichuan province 16 May 2008. The official death toll from the earthquake has now reached 22,0609. EPA/GUO QUAN
Hygiene workers spray disinfectant in Wenchuan county in southwest China's Sichuan province 16 May 2008. The official death toll from the earthquake has now reached 22,0609. EPA/GUO QUAN
People rest by the debris in the worst-hit Yingxiu town in Wenchuan county in southwest China's Sichuan province 16 May 2008. The official death toll from the quake is now 22,069. EPA/CAO YI
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