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May 12th, 2008

Xinhua: Quake kills at least 107, nearly 900 students feared buried

Posted: 07:26 AM ET

BEIJING, China (CNN) - The death toll rose to at least 107 from Monday's
earthquake in central China, but the total does not include any of the nearly
900 students feared buried in a collapsed high school.China's official news agency, Xinhua, did not say if the buried students
were believed to still be alive.

Xinhua did not detail where the 107 deaths occured, although it reported
earlier that four students were killed and 110 hurt when a middle school
building collapsed in Juyuan Township of Dujiangyan City, about 60 miles (100
km) southeast of the epicenter.

Another person was killed when a water tower fell in the city of
Mianyang, the news agency reported.


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