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2008 Sichuan China Earthquake

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The citizens of Jianxin have already started reconstruction after the 12 May 2008 earthquake....
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Jianxin
The citizens of Jianxin have already started reconstruction after the 12 May 2008 earthquake....
Location: , Sichuan, China
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An elderly Jianxin woman in her emergency shelter....
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Jianxin
An elderly Jianxin woman in her emergency shelter....
Location: , Sichuan, China
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A Jianxin shrine damaged in the 12 May 2008 earthquake....
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Jianxin
A Jianxin shrine damaged in the 12 May 2008 earthquake....
Location: , Sichuan, China
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Emergency tents have been set up along a roadway that connects Jiangyou and Jianxin....
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Jiangyou to Jianxin
Emergency tents have been set up along a roadway that connects Jiangyou and Jianxin....
Location: , Sichuan, China
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The emergency tents given to the Chinese after the 12 May 2008 earthquake serve as living spaces for those who cannot stay in their homes....
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Jiangyou to Jianxin
The emergency tents given to the Chinese after the 12 May 2008 earthquake serve as living spaces for those who cannot stay in their homes....
Location: , Sichuan, China
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Citizens of Jiangyou set up their emergency tents inside a concrete structure after the 12 May 2008 earthquake....
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Jiangyou
Citizens of Jiangyou set up their emergency tents inside a concrete structure after the 12 May 2008 earthquake....
Location: , Sichuan, China
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The 12 May 2008 earthquake was strong enough to pull apart this road in China....
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Sichuan Mountains
The 12 May 2008 earthquake was strong enough to pull apart this road in China....
Location: , Sichuan, China
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The 12 May 2008 earthquake in China was strong enough to destroy this building in Guanzhang....
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Guanzhang
The 12 May 2008 earthquake in China was strong enough to destroy this building in Guanzhang....
Location: , Sichuan, China
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Citizens of Guanzhang, some of whom are living in emergency tents provided to them by the government, are still in danger of landslides triggered by the earthquake....
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Guanzhang
Citizens of Guanzhang, some of whom are living in emergency tents provided to them by the government, are still in danger of landslides triggered by the earthquake....
Location: , Sichuan, China
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Citizens of Guanzhang have to navigate the streets which are still lined with rubble....
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Guanzhang
Citizens of Guanzhang have to navigate the streets which are still lined with rubble....
Location: , Sichuan, China
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The 12 May 2008 earthquake in China caused many rockslides, like this one along the road from Malu to Guanzhang....
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Malu to Guanzhang
The 12 May 2008 earthquake in China caused many rockslides, like this one along the road from Malu to Guanzhang....
Location: , Sichuan, China
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Some citizens of Malu had to construct their own tents after the 12 May 2008 earthquake....
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Malu
Some citizens of Malu had to construct their own tents after the 12 May 2008 earthquake....
Location: , Sichuan, China
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Associated with the 12 May 2008 earthquake, rock and landslides have presented a major problem to the Chinese....
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Malu
Associated with the 12 May 2008 earthquake, rock and landslides have presented a major problem to the Chinese....
Location: , Sichuan, China
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Japan helped the Chinese in the wake of the 12 May 2008 earthquake....
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Malu
Japan helped the Chinese in the wake of the 12 May 2008 earthquake....
Location: , Sichuan, China
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A sea of tents with damaged buildings in the background in Malu....
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Malu
A sea of tents with damaged buildings in the background in Malu....
Location: , Sichuan, China
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Emergency tents off the side of a road in Zhuyuan were erected after the 12 May 2008 earthquake....
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Zhuyuan
Emergency tents off the side of a road in Zhuyuan were erected after the 12 May 2008 earthquake....
Location: , Sichuan, China
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The 12 May 2008 earthquake caused structural damage to these buildings in Zhuyuan....
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Zhuyuan
The 12 May 2008 earthquake caused structural damage to these buildings in Zhuyuan....
Location: , Sichuan, China
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The 12 May 2008 earthquake reduced this building to a pile of rubble in Zhuyuan....
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Zhuyuan
The 12 May 2008 earthquake reduced this building to a pile of rubble in Zhuyuan....
Location: , Sichuan, China
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The 12 May 2008 earthquake was strong enough to destroy these buildings in Mianzhu....
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Mianzhu
The 12 May 2008 earthquake was strong enough to destroy these buildings in Mianzhu....
Location: , Sichuan, China
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The 12 May 2008 earthquake caused many people to move into temporary tent housing in Mianzhu because their homes were damaged in the earthquake and are not safe....
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Mianzhu
The 12 May 2008 earthquake caused many people to move into temporary tent housing in Mianzhu because their homes were damaged in the earthquake and are not safe....
Location: , Sichuan, China
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