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China starts relief operation after earthquake

China earthquake: Children try to protect themselves from sandstorms
Children try to protect themselves from sandstorms in the quake-hit Gyegu, in Yushu county, Qinghai province
Photograph: Donald Chan/Reuters
China earthquake: A woman carries her child by the ruins of her house in Gyegu
A Tibetan woman carries her child as she stands amid the ruins of their house in Gyegu
Photograph: Donald Chan/Reuters
China earthquake: Monks and ethnic Tibetans search for survivors in Gyegu
Monks and locals search for survivors in Gyegu
Photograph: View China Photo/Rex Features
China earthquake: Tibetan monks walk amid sandstorms
Tibetan monks walk amid sandstorms as they attend a mass prayer for the earthquake victims
Photograph: Reuters
China earthquake: People chase a truck as Tibetan Buddhist monks distribute relief goods
People chase a truck as monks distribute relief goods
Photograph: Liu Jin/AFP/Getty Images
China earthquake: Rescue workers remove a body from the rubble of buildings in Jiegu
Rescue workers remove a body from the rubble of collapsed buildings
Photograph: Ni Yuxing/EPA
China earthquake: Survivors at a rescue and relief camp at King Gesar Square in Jiegu
Survivors at a rescue and relief camp at King Gesar Square
Photograph: Frederic J Brown/AFP/Getty Images
China earthquake: A Communist party flag lies amidst the rubble of buildings in Jiegu
A Communist party flag lies amidst the rubble of collapsed buildings
Photograph: Ni Yuxing/EPA
China earthquake: Tibetan children sit inside their temporary makeshift school
Tibetan children sit inside their makeshift school as they wait for class to start
Photograph: Andy Wong/AP
China earthquake: Students gather for a candlelight vigil in Hefei
Students gather for a candlelit vigil in the town of Hefei
Photograph: AFP/Getty Images
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