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Quake death toll reaches 32,476
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Source: CCTV.com | 05-19-2008 08:27
Special Report: Strong quake jolts SW ChinaThe latest quake death toll confirmed by the State Council is just under 32,500, while the number of injured has reached over 220,000.
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| The latest quake death toll confirmed by the State Council is just under 32,500, while the number of injured has reached over 220,000. |
In Sichuan alone, 31,978 people have been killed, with 209,905 others injured.
On Sunday morning, an aftershock measuring 6 on the Richter scale jolted Jiangyou City in northern Sichuan, causing cracks in the mountain and seriously damaging the city's roads.
The Ministry of Health says so far there have been no outbreaks of epidemics or public health incidents in the quake zone. And rescuers are still looking for survivors.
