A farmer squats on a parched piece of land, which used to be a pond, in Liuyang, central China's Hunan province July 22, 2008. High temperatures and thin rainfall this summer have created a drought-like situation in the province. [Xinhua]
An earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale jolted Sichuan Province at 2:28 PM on May 12.
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