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A resident looks at a destroyed building in the earthquake-hit Beichuan county in Sichuan province
01 Apr 2009
Source: Reuters
 
A resident looks at a destroyed building in the earthquake-hit Beichuan county in Sichuan province, April 1, 2009. Survivors of the earthquake are being allowed into the ruins of the county seat to give offerings to their dead relatives ahead of the traditional Qingming Festival (Tomb-sweeping Day). The Tomb-sweeping Festival will fall on April 4 this year. REUTERS/Aly Song (CHINA DISASTER SOCIETY)
REUTERS/Aly Song


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Relatives of earthquake victims mourn at the ruins of earthquake-hit Beichuan county in Sichuan province, April 2, 2009. Survivors of the earthquake are being allowed into the ruins of the county ...




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