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| Sichuan says provincial death toll reaches 39,577 from earthquake |
| 2008-05-21 |
| The Sichuan government said Tuesday that the provincial death toll from last week's earthquake in China has reached nearly 40,000. Vice Governor Li Chengyun told a news conference Tuesday in the provincial capital that there were 39,577 confirmed deaths in the province from the May 12 earthquake, and that another 236,359 people had been injured. |
| Posted by:Fred |