A local resident donates blood for quake victims in Beihai, South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. There is a large demand for blood in quake-hit areas and the health ministry hopes the public actively donate blood. [Xinhua]

A local resident donates blood for quake victims in Guiyang, Southwest China's Guizhou Province. There is a large demand for blood in quake-hit areas and the health ministry hopes the public actively donate blood. [Xinhua]

Blood donators wait for blood extraction in the compartment of a bloodmobile, at Nangchong, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 13, 2008. The public of Nanchong City actively donate blood to help victims of the quake that rocked the Sichuan Province with the epicenter at Wenchuan County on Monday. There is a large demand for blood in quake-hit areas and feedback from the quake-stricken areas shows blood and plasma products are urgently needed. (Xinhua Photo)