A view of the town of Yingxiu as it is hit by a mudslide

A view of the town of Yingxiu as it is hit by a mudslide triggered by heavy downfall in Wenchuan, Sichuan province

A recruit of the paramilitary police

A recruit of the paramilitary police performs a headstand during a break in a training session at a military base in Suining, Sichuan province
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A survivor carrying goods evacuates the area past a huge rock

First place, Environmental Picture Story, Best of Photojournalism (BOP) Awards A survivor carrying goods evacuates the area past a huge rock lying on top of a car on a road near a mountain in the centre of earthquake-hit Beichuan county, Sichuan province, May 16, 2008.
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First place, Environmental Picture Story, Best of Photojournalism (BOP) Awards

First place, Environmental Picture Story, Best of Photojournalism (BOP) Awards A local resident leaves the ruins of the destroyed old city district, near a mountain at the earthquake-hit Beichuan county, Sichuan province, May 15, 2008. 
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