Rescue Teams Rush to Save Quake Victims

A family stands in front of their house which was destroyed the day before when a 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit the town of Hanwang in Sichuan Province on May 13, 2008. Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images) Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images
 

A family stands in front of the remains of their home in Sichuan province (left). Many victims are still trapped in fallen buildings.

 
 

From the Scene: An NPR team is reporting the stories of those caught near the quake's epicenter. Read entries in their Chengdu Diary.


 

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Homosexuality Panel Squelched By Gay Activists

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Umm Kulthum: The Voice of Egypt

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