Female pilot Wang Yaping prepares to take off for anti-drought work in Weifang, east China's Shandong Province, Feb. 11, 2009. [Shen Ling/Xinhua]
(Xinhua News Agency February 12, 2009)
An earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale jolted Sichuan Province at 2:28 PM on May 12.