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May 13th, 2008
Posted: 09:47 AM ET
JIANGYOU, China (CNN) — The death toll from the massive earthquake in central China exceeded 12,000 Tuesday, as rescue workers frantically tried to pull victims from the rubble and clear roads of debris so more relief can be delivered.A senior official with the Sichuan Provincial government said Tuesday the death toll in the province has surpassed 12,000 and is rising, state-run news agency Xinhua reported. Li Chengyun, vice governor of Sichuan, said at a news conference Tuesday afternoon that the death toll was based on incomplete figures tallied by 4 p.m. (4 a.m. ET) Tuesday. He said another 26,206 people were injured and as many as 3.5 million homes have been destroyed. |
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