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Powerful Earthquake Hit Sichua photo from local Church partner

A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake hits Sichuan province, causing widespread devastation and the collapse of buildings. Thousands of people are feared dead. Rescue efforts are underway to find survivors.

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Powerful Earthquake Hit Sichua photo from local Church partner

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  1. Powerful Earthquake Hit Sichuaphoto from local Church partner

  2. Building collapsed in Dujiangyan Photo from local Church partner Fr. Wang Fuxuan of Dujiangyan Parish May 13,2008

  3. Building collapsed in Dujiangyan Photo from local Church partner Fr. Wang Fuxuan of Dujiangyan Parish May 13,2008

  4. Note: Fr. Li Zhigang who went to the quake affected place today, hoping to send us the pictures he and his friends took, but failed because of the bad net connection. He will try tomorrow. The following pictures are all taken from the internet.

  5. Thousands feared killed as earthquake hits southwest China Times online News Reference links: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article3916648.ece http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90371578&ft=1&f=1004

  6. Thousands are feared dead after a major earthquake hit Sichuan province (Xinhua/AFP/Getty Images)

  7. Rescue teams work through the night with mechanical diggers and their bare hands, searching for survivors among the rubble of one of two primary schools that collapsed, killing four children

  8. A woman tries to evacuate her son from a hospital in Chongqing, a city that suffered widespread damage (AFP/Getty Images)

  9. The quake, measuring 7.8 on the Richter Scale, shook tall buildings across much of Southeast Asia

  10. In Chengdu, capital of Sichuan, workers rushed on to the streets as their offices shook (Reuters) Residents fled buildings for the sidewalks of Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province.

  11. Medical staff and family members evacuate the patients from a hospital in Chongqing (AFP/Getty Images)

  12. Water and mud flow on a street after an earthquake broke an underground pipe in Chengdu, Sichuan province (Jiang Yi/Xinhua/Reuters)

  13. A crack is seen in a building in Chongqing municipality after an earthquake (Reuters)

  14. Local residents receive medical treatment outside after being evacuated from a hospital in Chongqing municipality (Reuters)

  15. A man shows a house destroyed by the earthquake on the outskirts of Mianyang, Sichuan province (Reuters)

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