Firemen walk to put out a forest fire at Junying Village of Zanhuang County, north China's Hebei Province, March 18, 2009. The fire starting on March 16 has engulfed 26.7 hectares of forest by March 18. [Yang Shiyao/Xinhua]
An earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale jolted Sichuan Province at 2:28 PM on May 12.