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May 17th, 2008
Posted: 04:43 AM ET
BEIJING, China (CNN) — The official death toll in the China earthquake has risen to 28,881 people, according to China Daily, China’s state-run newspaper. The new toll was announced by central government officials at a news conference in Beijing Saturday. The officials said the confirmed number of people injured was 198,347. |
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