Latest quake death toll: 69,159

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Source: CCTV.com | 06-12-2008 17:26

The Information Office of the State Council has released the latest casualty figures from the May 12th Wenchuan earthquake. The number of dead now stands at 69,159. More than 374,000 people have been injured and over 17,000 are still missing.

The Information Office of the State Council has released the latest casualty figures from the May 12th Wenchuan  earthquake. The number of dead now stands at 69,159.

In the 24 hours leading up to noon on Thursday, the China Seismological Bureau reported 178 tremors with a magnitude less than 3.9.

Donations from home and abroad now total over 44-billion yuan, nearly 14-billion of which has already reached the quake zone. The central and local governments have allocated over 23 billion yuan for rescue and relief work.

Editor:Xiong Qu