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The devastating earthquake that struck Sichuan province five years ago marked one of a series in the earthquake-prone region. The earthquake occurred in an area that is deforming as two tectonic plates - the Indian plate and the Eurasian plate - collide.
 


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Students remember victims of the Sichuan earthquake in 2008. Photo: EPA

Students at Yingxiu Xuankou Secondary School in Sichuan remember the Wenchuan earthquake. Photo: Simon Song

Victims of the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake are commemorated at a memorial in Yingxiu, Sichuan, on Sunday. Photo: Simon Song

Flowers are lain and incense lit as victims of the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake are remembered at a memorial in Yingxiu, Sichuan, on Sunday. Photo: Simon Song

Remnants of the Wenchuan earthquake in Yingxiu, Sichuan. Photo: Simon Song

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Four-storey housing has sprung up in Yingxiu to accommodate the thousands of victims left homeless by the massive tremor. Photo: Choi Chi-yuk

Quake victims flee the flattened epicentre of Yingxiu in May, 2008. Photo: Choi Chi-yuk

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Zhang Chunmei being rescued in 2008. Photo: Choi Chi-yuk

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The devastating earthquake that struck Sichuan province five years ago marked one of a series in the earthquake-prone region. The earthquake occurred in an area that is deforming as two tectonic plates - the Indian plate and the Eurasian plate - collide.
