The Children of China's Quake

A high school in Yingxiu lies in a heap after the May 12 earthquake. Many people living in the areas hit hardest by the disaster have asserted that officials have long known that the school buildings were unsafe.
Michael Reynolds / EPA

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A high school in Yingxiu lies in a heap after the May 12 earthquake, which took place in the middle of a school day.

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