Algerian Earthquake

A strong earthquake hit Algeria on May 21, 2003, killing over 1,000 people and injuring more than 5,000. Here people are seen searching debris of destroyed buildings in Reghaia, in the Boumerdes region, about 17 miles east of Algiers, May 22, 2003.

A man walks past a destroyed building in Reghaia, in the Boumerdes region of Algiers, May 22, 2003.

A doctor works by victims of the earthquake in a hospital in Algiers, May 21, 2003.

A man sits near a destroyed building in Reghaia, in the Boumerdes region of Algeria, May 22, 2003.

People look at the remains of a building in the Algiers area in this image from TV, May 21, 2003.

Rescue workers help a victim in Algiers, May 21, 2003.

On their way to search for survivors in earthquake-stricken Algeria, dog handlers Susanne Emering, left, and Nicole Koulmann, of a German technical support unit walk with the tracker dog "Beauty" and their baggage to the departure gate of their flight from Frankfurt International Airport, May 22. 2003.

Covered bodies lie in a makeshift mortuary in this image from TV, May 21, 2003.

A victim on a stretcher is being carried into a hospital in Algiers, May 21, 2003.

Emergency personnel help to clear debris from a damaged building east of Algiers in this image taken from TV, May 22, 2003. The death toll is expected to rise as rescuers find more people buried in the rubble of their homes.

A bloodied young victim awaits treatment at a hospital in this image from TV, May 21, 2003.

Emergency personnel clear debris from a damaged building east of Algiers in this image taken from TV, May 22, 2003.

Rescue workers search collapsed buildings in Reghaia in the Boumerdes region, east of Algiers, May 22, 2003. The Algerian flag is seen at left.

Rescue workers evacuate a resident from a collapsed building in Reghaia in the Boumerdes region, May 22, 2003.

Rescue workers in background search debris of collapsed buildings in Reghaia in the Boumerdes region, about 17 miles east of Algiers, May 22, 2003.

Residents wait outside damaged buildings in Reghaia in the Boumerdes region, May 22, 2003.