Sichuan quake death toll rises to 69,197
2008-07-08 08:03:57 GMT 2008-07-08 16:03:57 (Beijing Time) Xinhua English
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BEIJING, July 8 (Xinhua) -- The death toll of China's major earthquake increased one from Monday's figure to 69,197 as of Tuesday noon, the State Council Information Office said in a statement on Tuesday.
The number of the injured and the missing still stood at 374,176 and 18,379 respectively after the 8.0-magnitude quake jolted southwestern Sichuan Province and neighboring regions on May 12.
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