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The 12 May 2008 earthquake was strong enough to pull apart this road in China.

Emergency tents off the side of a road in Zhuyuan were erected after the 12 May 2008 earthquake.

Flooding

USGS personnel monitoring river

Yellow poinciana growing as a landscape ornamental in the British Virgin Islands. Species identification is tentative.

Golden early morning sunlight on a dry, rocky headland. Note the pelican, the cacti, and the xeric vegetation.

Temporary housing, in the form of tents, were set up for the residents of Mianzhu after the 12 May 2008 earthquake rendered many houses unsafe.

Rubble lines the streets of Hanwang after the 12 May 2008 earthquake.

This residential building in Hanwang was damaged extensively in the 12 May 2008 earthquake.

Contrastingly shadowed sand dune ripples at Great Sand Dunes National Park.

The 12 May 2008 earthquake was strong enough to cause this building's roof to collapse.

An earthquake victim stands in front of debris while wearing a 12 May 2008 earthquake awareness t-shirt in Hanwang.

A building on the verge of collapse after the 12 May 2008 earthquake in Hanwang.

The intensity of the 12 May 2008 earthquake was enough to destroy this building on the road between Hanwang and Mianzhu.

The 12 May 2008 earthquake was strong enough to destroy these buildings in Mianzhu.

This apartment in Hanwang was destroyed during the 12 May 2008 earthquake.

An entire section of this building in Hanwang collapsed because of the 12 May 2008 earthquake.

The 12 May 2008 earthquake was strong enough to crack this brick and concrete wall in Hanwang.

An earthquake victim stands in front of debris from the 12 May 2008 earthquake.

The 12 May 2008 earthquake caused many people to move into temporary tent housing in Mianzhu because their homes were damaged in the earthquake and are not safe.

This building, in a Hanwang village, suffered extensive damage during the 12 May 2008 earthquake.