Tens Of Thousands Killed In China Earthquake

XIAN, CHINA - MAY 14: (CHINA OUT) Staff of Xian University of Architecture &Technology donate for the earthquake-struck areas on May 14, 2008 in Xian of Shaanxi Province, China. A major earthquake measuring 7.9 on the Richter scale, the worst in 58 years, jolted China's Sichuan Province May 12. The death toll has already risen to nearly 15,000 and is expected to rise with 25,000 still missing. A large dam near the hard-hit city of Dujiangyan, the Zipingpu Dam, has been damaged by the quake causing serious cracks; some 2,000 troops have been sent to stabilize it. (Photo by China Photos/Getty Images)