A 7.0-magnitude earthquake stuck Jiuzhaigou county in Southwest China's Sichuan province on Tuesday night. Amid all the death and destruction, there were inspiring heroic rescue efforts too.
An injured person is lifted onto a helicopter to be taken to the provincial hospital in Jiuzhaigou county in Southwest China's Sichuan province, Aug 9, 2017. [Photo/VCG]
Rescuers carry an injured person in the quake-stricken area in Jiuzhaigou county, Southwest China's Sichuan province, Aug 9, 2017. [Photo/VCG]
Firefighters look for any people trapped in a collapsed hotel in Jiuzhaigou, Southwest China's Sichuan province, Aug 9, 2017. [Photo/VCG]
First 9 injured people are transferred by helicopters to the provincial capital Chengdu for better medical treatment in Southwest China's Sichuan province, Aug 9, 2017. [Photo/VCG]
A member of Armed Police Force carries an old woman on his back in the quake-stricken area of Jiuzhaigou county, Southwest China's Sichuan province, Aug 9, 2017. [Photo/VCG]
Members of the Armed Police Force carry an injured person in the quake-stricken area of Jiuzhaigou county, Southwest China's Sichuan province, Aug 9, 2017. [Photo/VCG]
Firefighters carry an injured person in the quake-stricken area in Jiuzhaigou county, Southwest China's Sichuan province, Aug 9, 2017. [Photo/VCG]
Two rescuers eat noodles offered free by a local restaurant boss in a car on the damaged road in the quake-stricken area of Jiuzhaigou, Southwest China's Sichuan province, Aug 9, 2017. [Photo/VCG]
Firefighters take a short break after working for 18 straight hours in Jiuzhaigou, Southwest China's Sichuan province, Aug 9, 2017. [Photo/VCG]