By WILLIAM FOREMAN By William Foreman The Associated Press LUOSHUI TOWN Troops dug burial pits in this quake-shattered town and black smoke poured from crematorium chimneys elsewhere in central China as priorities began shifting Thursday from the hunt for survivors to dealing with the dead.

By William Foreman GUANGZHOU, China - One woman frantically clutched the coat of a police officer as he hoisted her toddler above the stranded travelers. Another woman fainted and was lifted over the sea of humanity as she was passed over the crowd to receive medical help.

By WILLIAM FOREMAN By William Foreman The Associ

By William Foreman Nearly half a million soldiers have been sent to clear roads as China struggles to cope with winter storms that have halted transport during the country's most important holiday travel period.