Solute to all rescuers.

A rescued child solute to soldiers.

Rescue workers carry a survivor from a collapsed building at the earthquake-hit Beichuan county, Sichuan province, May 15, 2008. The death toll from China's massive earthquake could reach more than 50,000, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Thursday, quoting rescue headquarters. [Agencies]

Exhausted People's Liberation Army(PLA) soldiers sleep in the back of an army truck after looking for survivors in a collapsed apartment block in the city of Dujiangyan, located around 50 km (31 miles) north of Chengdu, in Sichuan province May 15, 2008. Transport planes dropped more aid for dazed survivors of China's massive earthquake on Thursday. [Agencies]

Airborne troopers make preparations before they board a plane  at an airport in Chengdu, Southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 14, 2008.  The Air Force parachuted 15 elite airborne troopers to the quake-hit Maoxian County close to the epicenter. [photobase.cn]
Airborne troopers board a plane bound for the quake-hit Maoxian County at an airport in Chengdu, Southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 14, 2008. The Air Force parachuted 15 elite airborne troopers to Maoxian County close to the epicenter. [photobase.cn]
Airborne troopers jump out of a plane at about 4,999 meter above sea level to Maoxian County which is close to the epicenter on Wednesday afternoon, April 14, 2008. The Air Force parachuted 15 elite airborne troopers to Maoxian County close to the epicenter. [photobase.cn]
Soldiers have lunch during their rescue operation at the earthquake-hit Hanwang Town, Mianzhu, Southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 14, 2008. [Asianewsphoto]
Soldiers have lunch during their rescue operation at the earthquake-hit Hanwang Town, Mianzhu, Southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 14, 2008. [Asianewsphoto]
A soldier prepares lunch for rescuers during their rescue operation at the earthquake-hit Hanwang Town, Mianzhu, Southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 14, 2008. [Asianewsphoto]
Soldiers work at the rubble of a collapsed building at the earthquake-hit Hanwang Town, Mianzhu, Southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 14, 2008. [Asianewsphoto]

Fire-fighters take part in the rescue operation after Monday's massive earthquake in Nanba Town, Pingwu County, Southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 15, 2008. [Xinhua]

Fire-fighters take part in the rescue operation after Monday's massive earthquake in Nanba Town, Pingwu County, Southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 15, 2008. [Xinhua]

A fire-fighter uses a life detector during the rescue operation after Monday's massive earthquake in Nanba Town, Pingwu County, Southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 15, 2008. [Xinhua]

Fire-fighters take part in the rescue operation after Monday's massive earthquake in Nanba Town, Pingwu County, Southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 15, 2008. [Xinhua]

People's Liberation Army (PLA) soldiers take a break from trying to find survivors in the earthquake devastated city of Beichuan, located around 150 km north of Chengdu, in Sichuan Province May 16, 2008. China struggled to bury its dead and help tens of thousands of injured and homeless on Friday when a powerful aftershock brought new havoc four days after an earthquake thought to have killed more than 50,000. [Agencies]

Soldiers wear facemasks in the rubble of a chemical factory in Shifang, Sichuan province May 16, 2008. [Agencies]

Volunteers carry a survivor from the ruins of a collapsed apartment block in the city of Beichuan, located around 150 km north of Chengdu, in Sichuan Province May 16, 2008. China struggled to bury its dead and help tens of thousands of injured and homeless on Friday when a powerful aftershock brought new havoc four days after an earthquake thought to have killed more than 50,000. [Agencies]

American volunteers carry a wounded person to the ambulance in Beichuan County, Southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 14, 2008. A 16-member team, organized by the US-based humanitarian organization Heart to Heart International, has come to the earthquake-stricken Beichuan County to help rescue the victims there. [Xinhua]

Fire fighters manage to remove the debris to rescue a trapped middle school student called Yang Hong in quake-stricken Beichuan County, Southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 15, 2008. Yang was rescued alive after being trapped for nearly 60 hours in the rubble. [Xinhua]

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