80% quake dead buried or cremated
2008-05-21 01:35:11 GMT 2008-05-21 09:35:11 (Beijing Time) SINA.com
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BEIJING, May 21 - Up to 2:00 pm of May 19, Sichuan Province has cremated or buried 80% of the quake dead. Treatment of quake dead in other affected provinces are also under way, the Beijing News reported.
A total of 239 forensic doctors were sent to identify unknown bodies. DNA tests have been conducted on 360 bodies.
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