Death toll reaches 7,227 in Beichuan County of Sichuan
2008-05-17 10:10:03 GMT 2008-05-17 18:10:03 (Beijing Time) SINA English
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BEIJING, May 17 -- The earthquake death toll in Beichuan County rose to 7,227 in Saturday. Among the figure, 7,227 were dead, 5,894 lost, 4,459 remain buried, 5,390 injured, and 13,757 have been rescued in Beichuan County of Sichuan, according to Xinhua News Agency.
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