China quake death toll remains unchanged for 5th day
2008-07-12 09:31:23 GMT 2008-07-12 17:31:23 (Beijing Time) Xinhua English
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BEIJING, July 12 (Xinhua) -- The death toll of China's major earthquake stood at 69,197 for the fifth day in a row as of Saturday noon, the State Council Information Office said in a statement.
The number of the injured also stood at 374,176, showing no change since July 2, while the number of missing dropped by one to18,340 after the 8.0-magnitude quake jolted southwestern Sichuan Province and neighboring regions on May 12.
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