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Page last updated at 04:13 GMT, Friday, 16 May 2008 05:13 UK
Rescuers carry a survivor in Sichuan province, 15 May, 2008
Chinese leader visits quake area
Hu Jintao flies to Sichuan Province, where it is feared up to 50,000 people may have died in Monday's earthquake.
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A man rests at a Buddhist monastery outside Rangoon, 15 May, 2008 Burma storm aid frustrations grow
Top aid officials ramp up pressure on Burma, as the military government insists it has cyclone aid under control.
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