An official of the local meteorological agency in Liuyang, central China's Hunan province prepares to load a rocket launcher used to create rainfall to fight the drought in the province, on July 22, 2008. [Xinhua]
(Xinhua News Agency July 23, 2008)
An earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale jolted Sichuan Province at 2:28 PM on May 12.
