U.N. chief meets medical team in quake-stricken Sichuan

U.N. chief meets medical team in quake-stricken Sichuan

YINGXIU, China - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon greets members of a Chinese military medical team as he tours an earthquake-stricken area in the town of Yingxiu in Sichuan Province on May 24. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, who met Ban in Yingziu, said the death toll from the May 12 earthquake could reach 80,000. (Pool photo by Kyodo News) (Kyodo)

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