Buildings are shrouded by dark clouds before the rain in Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdong Province, May 20, 2009. A rainstorm hit Guangzhou Wednesday and affected drainage system and traffic. [Chen Yehua/Xinhua]
An earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale jolted Sichuan Province at 2:28 PM on May 12.
![Buildings are shrouded by dark clouds before the rain in Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdong Province, May 20, 2009. A rainstorm hit Guangzhou Wednesday and affected drainage system and traffic. [Chen Yehua/Xinhua]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20090521/000cf1a48b7f0b7eef9403.jpg "Buildings are shrouded by dark clouds before the rain in Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdong Province, May 20, 2009. A rainstorm hit Guangzhou Wednesday and affected drainage system and traffic. [Chen Yehua/Xinhua]")
