A Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) soldier carries an injured woman towards a waiting helicopter in Yingxiu Township, Wenchuan County, the epicenter of Monday's devastating earthquake in southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 16, 2008.(Xinhua Photo)

Soldiers carry a survivor while evacuating from the quake-hit Beichuan County, southwest China's Sichuan Province May 16, 2008. (Xinhua Photo)

Local residents evacuate from the quake-hit Beichuan County in southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 16, 2008. (Xinhua Photo)

A soldier helps residents to evacuate from the quake-hit Beichuan County in southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 16, 2008. (Xinhua Photo)