The ruin of Xuankou Middle School. located in the town of Yingxiu in Wenchuan county in Southwest China’s Sichuan province, is now a memorial site for the Wenchuan earthquake. Photo: VCGMilitary personnel traverse a damaged road in quake-hit Yingxiu town on May 15, 2008. The magnitude-8.0 earthquake struck Wenchuan on May 12, 2008, resulting in enormous casualties and economic losses. Photo: VCGAccording to the official report, the earthquake left 69,227 dead, 374,643 injured, and 17,923 missing. Photo: VCG
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