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China earthquake death toll rises to 65,080

Date: 2008-5-26 21:41:00 by lavender0108 Tags: Sichuan Earthquake

Sichuan Earthquake

The death toll from China's May 12 earthquake rose by 4,520 to 65,080 as of Monday noon, according to the Information Office of the State Council.

The casualty figures included 360,058 injured and 23,150 missing in the 8.0-magnitude quake that was centered on the southwestern Sichuan Province.

About 14.38 million people have been relocated from quake-affected areas

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Strong aftershock destroys 71,000 homes, 2 killed

Date: 2008-5-25 20:19:00 by cactus Tags: Sichuan Earthquake

Qingchuan

CHENGDU, China -- A powerful aftershock destroyed tens of thousands of homes in China on Sunday, killing two people and straining recovery efforts from the country's worst earthquake in three decades. More than 480 others were injured.

Meanwhile, soldiers rushed with explosives to unblock a debris-clogged river threatening to flood homeless quake survivors.

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Hard-hit county to be rebuilt on a new site

Date: 2008-5-21 23:00:00 by chinatravel Tags: Sichuan Earthquake

Beichuan

MIANYANG, Sichuan - Beichuan, one of the worst-hit areas in the May 12 quake, will be rebuilt on a new site.

The location has not been decided, but it is likely to be on the flat land of neighboring Anxian county, 20 km from the current site, an official with the Sichuan provincial government said.

"Safety is the top priority in selecting a location," sai

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