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China quake toll likely to exceed 80,000: government
Beijing (AFP) June 24, 2008 The death toll from last month's massive earthquake in southwest China is likely to exceed 80,000, state media reported Tuesday, citing a vice premier. The estimate on the toll from the magnitude-8.0 quake that hit southwest China's Sichuan province on May 12 was provided by Vice Premier Hui Liangyu, the Xinhua news agency said. The latest official death toll from the quake was 69,181, with 18,498 missing, according to the government. The numbers of missing continued to rise this week as more families of migrant workers reported the disappearance of their loved ones. According to Hui, the earthquake whose epicentre was in mountainous Wenchuan county left 374,171 injured, Xinhua said. The government has previously reported that up to five million were left homeless and up to 14 million displaced by the earthquake, the biggest to hit China in more than 30 years. Related Links Bringing Order To A World Of Disasters When the Earth Quakes A world of storm and tempest
Hero porker survives 36 days in China quake rubble
Beijing (AFP) June 23, 2008A pig that survived for 36 days buried beneath rubble in quake-hit southwest China on a diet of charcoal has been hailed as a symbol of the will to stay alive, state press reported Monday. |
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