China's grief grows by the day

(02:12) Report

May 14 - A massive operation to rescue the victims of one of China's deadliest earthquakes is continuing as the death toll continues to rise.

Tens of thousands of troops, firefighters and civilians raced to save more than 25,000 people buried across a wide swathe of southwest Sichuan province under collapsed schools, factories and hospitals after Monday's 7.9 magnitude quake. The official death toll climbed to 14,866, as rescuers pulled at tangled chunks of buildings for signs of life. The government sent 50,000 troops to dig for victims.

Sonia Legg reports.

SOUNDBITE:

Wen Jiabao, Chinese Prime Minister, saying (Mandarin):
"The government hasn't forgotten this place. We are determined to get all the wounded people out. If the roads are blocked, we will use planes to get the people out."

Carl Naucler, IFRC Managing Director for East Asia