China quake death toll remains unchanged for two days

Source: Xinhua | 06-23-2008 16:26

BEIJING, June 23 (Xinhua) -- The death toll of China's major earthquake reported no increase from Saturday's figure, freezing at 69,181 as of Monday noon, the State Council Information Office said.

The number of the injured also remained unchanged from Sunday's 374,171 and people reported missing dropped from Sunday's figure by 24 to 18,498 after the 8.0-magnitude quake jolted southwestern Sichuan Province and neighboring regions on May 12.

Editor:Xiong Qu