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China quake death toll stands at 69,181 with over 1,000 more missing

The death toll of the May 12 earthquake which rocked southwestern China's Sichuan Province and neighboring regions stood still at 69,181 as of Sunday noon, the State Council Information Office said. But the number of the injured rai ... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Sun, Jun 22 2008

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22 Jun 08		Quake death toll remains 69,181, over 1,000 more missing » Shanghai Daily THE death toll of the May 12 earthquake which rocked China's Sichuan Province and neighboring regions remained at 69,181 as of this noon, the State Council Information Office said. But the number of the injured...
07 Jul 08		Sichuan quake death toll remains unchanged at 69,196 » People's Daily The death toll of China's major earthquake still stood at Friday's 69,196 as of Monday noon, the State Council Information Office said in a statement. The number of the injured and the missing also stood at 374,176and 18,379 respect ...
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11 Aug 08		China quake death toll rises to 69,225 by Monday noon » People's Daily The death toll from the May 12 earthquake in Sichuan Province and its neighboring region rises to 69,225 as of Monday noon, the State Council Information Office said in a statement. The number of people listed as missing and injured reached 17,939...
18 Aug 08		China quake death toll unchanged at 69,225 as of Monday noon » People's Daily The death toll from the May 12 earthquake in Sichuan Province and its neighboring region has remained unchanged and stood at 69,225 as of Monday at noon, according to a statement released by the State Council Information Office. The number of...

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