China earthquake death toll rises to 68,109 by Mid-today
28/5/2008 17:43
The death toll in China's major earthquake increased by close to 1,000 to
68,109 as of this noon, according to the Information Office of the State
Council.
A total of 364,552 people were injured and 19,851 others were
missing in the 8.0-magnitude quake that jolted southwestern Sichuan Province on
May 12.
More than 45.61 million people were affected in the deadly quake, and
about 15 million have been evacuated, according to the office.
Hospitals have
treated 85,722 injured people, of whom, 55,514 have been discharged, 15,394
still remain in hospital and 6,928 were transferred to other parts of China for
treatment.
As of Monday, disaster relief workers had relocated 724,794 people
to safe areas, and dug 6,541 survivors out of quake ruins.
A total of 92,131
medical staff have participated in quake relief work in Sichuan Province, among
whom 220 comes from overseas countries and regions.
Xinhua
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