Earthquake in China

A woman stands on a collapsed house in Longmen township, one of the seriously-damaged towns in disaster-hit Yaan, southwest China's Sichuan province on April 23, 2013. Clogged roads, debris and landslides impeded rescuers on April 22 as they battled to find survivors of a powerful earthquake in mountainous southwest China that has left at least 192 dead. CHINA OUT AFP PHOTOSTR/AFP/Getty Images

Residentes se alinean para recibir paquetes de fideos instantáneos tras el terremoto en Lushan, en la provincia suroccidental China de Sichuan, el lunes 22 de abril de 2013. El terremoto del sábado mató al menos a 186 personas, hirió a más de 11,000. (AP Foto/Ng Han Guan)

A woman cries amongst collapsed houses in Ya'an, Sichuan province, April 22, 2013. Hundreds of survivors of an earthquake that killed nearly 200 people in southwest China pushed into traffic on a main road on Monday, waving protest signs, demanding help and shouting at police. Picture taken April 22, 2013. REUTERS/Suzie Wong (CHINA - Tags: DISASTER HEALTH TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Tents outside a hospital light up at night after Saturday's earthquake hit Lushan county, Ya'an, Sichuan province, April 22, 2013. Hundreds of survivors of an earthquake that killed nearly 200 people in southwest China pushed into traffic on a main road on Monday, waving protest signs, demanding help and shouting at police. The Chinese characters on the tent read \"Disaster relief\". Picture taken April 22, 2013. REUTERS/Stringer (CHINA - Tags: DISASTER SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

This photo taken on April 21, 2013 shows people gather at a power supply station in a temporary settlement in Lingguan Middle School in Baoxing county of Yaan, southwest China's Sichuan province. Clogged roads, debris and landslides impeded rescuers on April 22 as they battled to find survivors of a powerful earthquake in mountainous southwest China that has left at least 192 dead. CHINA OUT AFP PHOTOSTR/AFP/Getty Images

A rescuer walks in front of a damaged building after Saturday's earthquake in Lingguan town of Baoxing county, Sichuan province April 22, 2013. Rescuers struggled to reach a remote, rural corner of southwestern China on Sunday as the toll of the dead and missing from the country's worst earthquake in three years climbed to 208 with almost 1,000 serious injuries. The 6.6 magnitude quake struck in Lushan county, near the city of Ya'an in the southwestern province of Sichuan, close to where a devastating 7.9 quake hit in May 2008, killing 70,000. REUTERS/Aly Song (CHINA - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

CHENGDU, CHINA - APRIL 22: Two earthquake survivors eat instant noodles outside the tent in a middle school on April 22, 2013 in Baoxing county of Ya An, China. A magnitude 7 earthquake hit China's Sichuan province on April 20 claiming over 190 lives and injuring thousands. (Photo by Feng Li/Getty Images)

Villagers carry the coffin of a man killed after a magnitude 7.0 earthquake hit Lushan, Sichuan Province on April 22, 2013. Clogged roads, debris and landslides impeded rescuers as they battled to find survivors of a powerful earthquake in mountainous southwest China that has left at least 188 dead. AFP PHOTO/Mark RALSTONMARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images

An elderly woman is treated at a triage center in Longmen village two days after a magnitude 7.0 earthquake hit Lushan, Sichuan Province on April 22, 2013. Clogged roads, debris and landslides impeded rescuers on April 22 as they battled to find survivors of a powerful earthquake in mountainous southwest China that has left at least 188 dead. AFP PHOTO/Mark RALSTONMARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images

CHENGDU, CHINA - APRIL 22: Members of a rescue team look for the earthquake survivors on April 22, 2013 in Baoxing county of Ya An, China. A magnitude 7 earthquake hit China's Sichuan province on April 20 claiming over 190 lives and injuring thousands. (Photo by Feng Li/Getty Images)

A survivor sits outside a tent after Saturday's earthquake in Lingguan town of Baoxing county, Sichuan province April 22, 2013. Rescuers struggled to reach a remote, rural corner of southwestern China on Sunday as the toll of the dead and missing from the country's worst earthquake in three years climbed to 208 with almost 1,000 serious injuries. The 6.6 magnitude quake struck in Lushan county, near the city of Ya'an in the southwestern province of Sichuan, close to where a devastating 7.9 quake hit in May 2008, killing 70,000. REUTERS/Aly Song (CHINA - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT)

CHENGDU, CHINA - APRIL 22: A car destroyed by boulders is seen on the way to BaoXing county, one of the hardest hit areas of the earthquake zone, on April 22, 2013 in Baoxing county of Ya An, China. A magnitude 7 earthquake hit China's Sichuan province on April 20 claiming over 190 lives and injuring thousands. (Photo by Feng Li/Getty Images)

TOPSHOTS This photo taken on April 21, 2013 shows the medical personnel having a rest in disaster-hit Ya'an, southwest China's Sichuan province. Clogged roads, debris and landslides impeded rescuers as they battled to find survivors of a powerful earthquake in mountainous southwest China that has left at least 188 dead. CHINA OUT AFP PHOTOSTR/AFP/Getty Images

TOPSHOTS This photo taken on April 21, 2013 shows people covering their mouths and noses to avoid dust while rocks fall down from mountains on their way home to the city of Ya'an, southwest China's Sichuan province. Clogged roads, debris and landslides impeded rescuers on April 22 as they battled to find survivors of a powerful earthquake in mountainous southwest China that has left at least 188 dead. CHINA OUT AFP PHOTOSTR/AFP/Getty Images

TOPSHOTS This photo taken on April 21, 2013 shows people running during aftershocks to avoid falling rocks on their way to the city of Ya'an, southwest China's Sichuan province. Clogged roads, debris and landslides impeded rescuers as they battled to find survivors of a powerful earthquake in mountainous southwest China that has left at least 188 dead. CHINA OUT AFP PHOTOSTR/AFP/Getty Images

TOPSHOTS This picture taken on April 21, 2013 shows a woman and her baby resting at an emergency relief center two days after an earthquake hit, in Ya'an City, southwest China's Sichuan province. Thousands of rescue workers combed through flattened villages in southwest China in a race to find survivors from a powerful quake as the toll of dead and missing rose past 200. CHINA OUT AFP PHOTOSTR/AFP/Getty Images

This photo taken on April 21, 2013 shows rescuers saving an injured victim in disaster-hit Ya'an, southwest China's Sichuan province. Clogged roads, debris and landslides impeded rescuers as they battled to find survivors of a powerful earthquake in mountainous southwest China that has left at least 188 dead. CHINA OUT AFP PHOTSTR/AFP/Getty Images

TOPSHOTS This photo taken on April 21, 2013 shows volunteers entering the disaster-hit area on a truck in Ya'an, southwest China's Sichuan province. Clogged roads, debris and landslides impeded rescuers on April 22 as they battled to find survivors of a powerful earthquake in mountainous southwest China that has left at least 188 dead. CHINA OUT AFP PHOTOSTR/AFP/Getty Images

In this Sunday, April 21, 2013 photo, soldiers unload relief supplies from a helicopter at the quake ravaged Longmen township in Lushan county of southwest China's Sichuan province. Saturday's earthquake in Sichuan province killed at least 186 people, injured more than 11,000 and left nearly two dozen missing, mostly in the rural communities around Ya'an city, along the same seismic fault where a devastating quake to the north killed more than 90,000 people in Sichuan and neighboring areas five years ago in one of China's worst natural disasters. (AP Photo) CHINA OUT

CHENGDU, CHINA - APRIL 22: The military medical officers carry a patient to an ambulance at the hospital on April 22, 2013 in Lushan of Ya An, China. A magnitude 7 earthquake hit China's Sichuan province on April 20 claiming over 180 lives and injuring thousands. (Photo by Feng Li/Getty Images)

This picture taken on April 21, 2013 shows families resting at an emergency relief center two days after an earthquake hit, in Ya'an City, southwest China's Sichuan province. Thousands of rescue workers combed through flattened villages in southwest China in a race to find survivors from a powerful quake as the toll of dead and missing rose past 200. CHINA OUT AFP PHOTOSTR/AFP/Getty Images

CHENGDU, CHINA - APRIL 22: Earthquake survivors queue for free food on April 22, 2013 in Lushan of Ya An, China. A magnitude 7 earthquake hit China's Sichuan province on April 20 claiming over 180 lives and injuring thousands. (Photo by Feng Li/Getty Images)

This picture taken on April 21, 2013 shows an injured survivor resting at an emergency relief center two days after an earthquake hit, in Ya'an City, southwest China's Sichuan province. Thousands of rescue workers combed through flattened villages in southwest China in a race to find survivors from a powerful quake as the toll of dead and missing rose past 200. CHINA OUT AFP PHOTOSTR/AFP/Getty Images

Song Zhengqiong, holding her daughter, cries in front of her damaged house after a strong 6.6 magnitude earthquake at Longmen village, Lushan county in Ya'an, Sichuan province April 21, 2013. Rescuers poured into a remote corner of southwestern China on Sunday as the death toll from the country's worst earthquake in three years climbed to 164 with more than 6,700 injured, state media said. REUTERS/Jason Lee (CHINA - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

A student does his homework in front of damaged houses on the second day after an earthquake hit Longmen township of Lushan county, Sichuan province April 21, 2013. Rescuers struggled to reach a remote corner of southwestern China on Sunday as the toll of the dead and missing from the country's worst earthquake in three years climbed to 203 with more than 11,000 injured. The 6.6 magnitude quake struck in Lushan county, near the city of Ya'an in the southwestern province of Sichuan, close to where a devastating 7.9 temblor hit in May 2008 killing some 70,000. REUTERS/Stringer (CHINA - Tags: DISASTER EDUCATION) CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA

Rescuers save an injured woman after an earthquake hit Baosheng Township in Lushan County, Ya'an City, southwest China's Sichuan Province in this April 20, 2013 photo distributed by China's official Xinhua News Agency. Rescuers poured into a remote corner of southwestern China on Sunday as the death toll from the country's worst earthquake in three years climbed to 164 with more than 6,700 injured, state media said. REUTERS/Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing (CHINA - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. THIS PICTURE IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS. NO SALES. NO ARCHIVES. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA. YES

Rescuers rush to carry a victim onto a helicopter after a strong 6.6 magnitude earthquake hit Taiping town of Lushan county, Sichuan province April 20, 2013. Rescuers poured into a remote corner of southwestern China on Sunday as the death toll from the country's worst earthquake in three years climbed to 164 with more than 6,700 injured, state media said. The 6.6 magnitude quake struck in Lushan county, near the city of Ya'an in the southwestern province of Sichuan, at a depth of 12 km (7.5 miles), close to where a devastating 7.9 temblor hit in May 2008 killing some 70,000. Picture taken April 20, 2013. REUTERS/Stringer (CHINA)

An injured child receives treatment at the Lushan People's hospital after a magnitude 7.0 earthquake hit the city of Ya'an, in southwest China's Sichuan province on April 20, 2013. More than 150 people were killed and 5,700 injured when a strong earthquake hit a mountainous part of southwestern China on April 20, destroying thousands of homes and triggering landslides in an area devastated by a major tremor in 2008. AFP PHOTO / MARK RALSTONMARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images

A rescuer carries a child to safety after she was pulled out of her collapsed home after an earthquake hit Ya'an City in Lushan county, southwest China's Sichuan province on April 20, 2013. More than 100 people were killed and 3,000 injured when a strong earthquake shook southwest China on April 20, wrecking homes and triggering landslides in an area devastated by a major tremor in 2008. CHINA OUT AFP PHOTOSTR/AFP/Getty Images

Residents sit by their damaged houses in Longmen township, an area very close to the epicenter of a shallow earthquake at magnitude 7.0 that hit the city of Ya'an, southwest China's Sichuan province on April 20, 2013. More than 100 people were killed and 3,000 injured when a strong earthquake shook southwest China on April 20, wrecking homes and triggering landslides in an area devastated by a major tremor in 2008. CHINA OUT AFP PHOTOSTR/AFP/Getty Images

A girl gives offerings to the dead by the side of a badly damaged building in Longmen township, an area close to the epicenter of a shallow 7.0 magnitude earthquake that hit the city of Ya'an, southwest China's Sichuan province on April 20, 2013. More than 100 people were killed and 3,000 injured when a strong earthquake shook southwest China on April 20, wrecking homes and triggering landslides in an area devastated by a major tremor in 2008. CHINA OUT AFP PHOTOSTR/AFP/Getty Images

People attempt to move a huge rock blocking the road to Longmen township, an area close to the epicenter of a shallow 7.0 magnitude earthquake that hit the city of Ya'an, southwest China's Sichuan province on April 20, 2013. More than 100 people were killed and 3,000 injured when a strong earthquake shook southwest China on April 20, wrecking homes and triggering landslides in an area devastated by a major tremor in 2008. CHINA OUT AFP PHOTOSTR/AFP/Getty Images

Residents help carry injured people to the hospital after an earthquake hit Lushan County in Ya'an City, southwest China's Sichuan province on April 20, 2013. The death toll from an earthquake on April 20 in China's southwestern Sichuan province has reached 100 with more than 2,000 others injured, government officials said. CHINA OUT AFP PHOTOSTR/AFP/Getty Images