Thursday, May 22, 2008

China- China has said the death toll from the most devastating earthquake in three decades had reached 51,151, with 29,328 still missing.
Authorities had previously expected the final death toll to exceed 50,000. State Council Information office figures released today show that the number of dead had increased by nearly 10,000 from the previous day. It said more than 288,000 people were injured by the 7.9 magnitude quake in southwest China on 12 May.

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