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May 12 quake kills 365, injures 10,158 in Gansu Province

Source: Xinhua | 06-16-2008 16:48

Special Report:   Strong quake jolts SW China

BEIJING, June 16 (Xinhua) -- The deadly May 12 earthquake in Sichuan Province killed 365 people and injured 10,158 others in neighboring Gansu Province as of Saturday, Vice Governor Feng Jianshen told a press conference on Monday.

Nearly 1.8 million people had been evacuated and resettled in Gansu, the second worst-hit province after Sichuan.

 

Editor:Zhang Ning