China quake kills nearly 9,000, toll likely to soar
By Ocean on May 12, 2008 in Uncategorized
CHONGQING, China (Reuters) - China’s most devastating earthquake in three decades killed nearly 9,000 people on Monday, with the toll likely to soar as authorities struggle to reach casualties in large areas cut off from relief.
The earthquake that hit China’s southwestern province of Sichuan killed 8,533 people, the official Xinhua news agency said on Monday, citing the provincial government.
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