On their way out, they saw many collapsed houses and bodies dug out from the ruins being lined up by road sides. Blood mixed with rain water flowed onto the road.
Every time they saw such a scene, Li Yao's parents would cover the little girl's eye to hide the tragedy.
After two hours of tough walk in the mud and rain, the exhausted family was picked up by a relief truck and taken finally to the temporary shelter at Shifang City.
School tragedy revealed
There were more than 300 pupils in the primary school Li Yao used to study in. More than 200 of them were killed with some children still missing. In Li Yao's classroom on the third floor only 7, whose seats were near the door, were found alive after the quake.
"If not for their teacher's pushing them out of the door, none of them would have survived," said Li Yao's mother, crying. "The teacher herself was buried in the ruin. She has a four-month-old baby to feed. My God, now that baby has lost her mum! Please remember the name of that woman - she was called Yang Hong, 23 years old!"
There were more than 1,000 quake-affected victims being housed in the temporary shelter center set up by Shifang City government. During May 13th to 15th, another 16 shelter centers had been set up by the government in Shifang.
While visiting the shelter center, World Vision staff bought child-friendly kits (containing simple stationery and toys) to the children. Watching World Vision staff taking out new toys from the kit, Li Yao's face slowly eased and a touch of smile even appeared in her eyes.
By the time World Vision staff left the center, Li Yao and other children in her room had gathered in a corner to share the toys.
"I like the cartoon notebook most," said Li Yao with smile, "I will write diaries on it".
What would Li Yao write in her diary, about the nightmare she has just experienced?
