A resident recovers some belongings from his home in quake-leveled Beichuan County in Sichuan Province on Friday, June 20. The town, which was closed on May 20 to prevent epidemics, allowed some local residents to retrieve their property.

Local residents walk with their recovered belongings beside the rubble of collapsed buildings on Friday, June 20, in Beichuan County, one of the hardest hit areas in the Sichuan earthquake.

Local residents walk with their recovered belongings on the rubble of collapsed buildings on Friday, June 20, in Beichuan County, one of the hardest hit areas in the Sichuan earthquake.