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China quake death toll rises to 32,476 by 14:00 Sunday

english.chinamil.com.cn 2008-05-19


  Rescuers carry Jiang Yuhang, who is saved about 125 hours after Monday's earthquake, to a helicopter at Yingxiu Township of Wenchuan County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 17, 2008. (Xinhua Photo)

  BEIJING, May 18 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from magnitude 8.0 earthquake that jolted southwest China's Sichuan Province had risen to 32,476 nationwide as of 2 p.m. Sunday, the emergency response office under the State Council said Sunday evening, correcting a previous figure of 32,477.

  The number of injured reached 220,109, it said.

  In Sichuan alone, a total of 31,978 people were killed since Monday's deadly 7.8-magnitude earthquake, with 209,905 others injured.

  Statistics from the emergency response office show that the death toll in Deyang and Mianyang cities of the province hit 10,341 and 11,874 respectively.

  The office also gave a breakdown of the death toll in other areas as 4,156 in Chengdu, 2,586 in Guangyuan, 2,871 in Aba and 23 in Ya'an.

  Outside Sichuan, the death toll was 364 in Gansu Province, 113 in Shaanxi Province, 16 in Chongqing Municipality, two in Henan Province, one in Yunnan Province, one in Hubei Province, and one in Hunan Province.


Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) soldiers transfer the injured victims to the safe areas in the quake-hit Qingchuan County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 17, 2008. (Xinhua Photo)


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