China quake death toll remains unchanged at 69,196
2008-07-06 08:54:58 GMT 2008-07-06 16:54:58 (Beijing Time) Xinhua English
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BEIJING, July 6 (Xinhua) -- The death toll of China's major earthquake still stood at Saturday's figure of 69,196 as of Sunday noon, the State Council Information Office said in a statement.
The number of the injured were 374,176 and people reported missing were 18,379 after the 8.0-magnitude quake jolted southwestern Sichuan Province and neighboring regions on May 12.
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