China earthquake death toll rises to 65,080

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Source: | 05-26-2008 17:08

The death toll from the Wenchuan earthquake has reached 65,080. At noon today (Monday), the official tally of injured stood at 360,058, with another 23,150 people listed as missing. Nearly 14 million people have been evacuated or relocated.

Rescuers from northeast China's Liaoning Province seek for survivors during a rescue operation in the quake-hit Qingchuan County of southwest China's Sichuan Province,  May 16, 2008. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

Around 6000 injured have been transferred to neighboring regions. The China Seismological Bureau has reported 182 aftershocks measuring above magnitude 4, 28 measured above magnitude five, and 5 above magnitude six.

As of noon on Monday, donations from home and abroad had reached 30.8 billion yuan. Nine billion yuan has already been forwarded to the quake-affected areas.

The central government and local governments have allocated more than 16.6 billion yuan for rescue and relief work. Power supply, meanwhile, has been resumed in Hongyuan County, but not yet in Beichuan County.

Editor:Xiong Qu