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Strong earthquake hits southwest China
 

 
A man shows a house destroyed by an earthquake on the outskirts of Mianyang, Sichuan province May 12, 2008. A powerful earthquake in southwest China killed nearly 10, 000 people by midnight Monday and the death toll is expected to climb as rescue efforts are intensifying. (Agencies)
 
A patient is evacuated from a hospital after an earthquake in Xi'an, Shaanxi province May 12, 2008. A powerful earthquake in southwest China killed nearly 10, 000 people by midnight Monday and the death toll is expected to climb as rescue efforts are intensifying. (Agencies)
 
 
Local residents sleep on the streets after an earthquake in Mianyang, Sichuan province May 12, 2008. A powerful earthquake in southwest China killed nearly 10, 000 people by midnight Monday and the death toll is expected to climb as rescue efforts are intensifying. (Agencies)
 
                        

A girl passes by debris in Dujiangyan, Sichuan Province as strong quake jolted SW China on May 12, 2008. A powerful earthquake in southwest China killed nearly 10, 000 people by midnight Monday and the death toll is expected to climb as rescue efforts are intensifying.  (Xinhua) 

People rush to the streets as their office buildings swayed with the impact of an earthquake from southwest China, in Beijing May 12, 2008. It was confirmed the quake measured a magnitude of 8.0 on the Richter scale struck Wenchuan County in Sichuan on Monday, said the State Seismological Bureau. (news.cn)

 
A geographic photo grabed from Google.com shows the center of the earthquake which hit Wenchuan County of Southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 12, 2008. The quake measured a magnitude of 8.0 on the Richter scale struck Sichuan on Monday, said the State Seismological Bureau. (Google.com)