A child drinks water after being rescued from the rubble in Beichuan, Sichuan Province, China more photos here of miraculous survivors.Rescuers continue to search for victims at the site of a collapsed hospital building. People donate blood for earthquake survivors.
The situation at the epicenter of Monday's earthquake is much worse than expected, an estimated 7,700 people died and more than 1,000 have been badly injured from Yingxiu Town, Wenchuan County where the population was 10,000 Cries for help can be heard from under debris at the local school but people had to dig with their hands to reach survivors, as blocked roads hampered rescue crews and machinery from entering the community. More here from China.org
The Red Cross Society of China has established a disaster relief group to help out in Sichuan. Chinese-Americans are mobilizing around the country to help victims of the catastrophic earthquake. More here from NewsMax.com
