China quake death toll remains unchanged

Source: Xinhua | 08-05-2008 08:41

BEIJING, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from the May 12 earthquake in Sichuan Province and its neighboring region stood at 69,207 as of Monday noon, the State Council Information Office said in a statement.

The number of people listed as missing and injured stood at 18,194 and 374,468 respectively.

As of Monday noon, a total of 1,485,899 quake-affected people had been relocated.

Among the 96,509 hospitalized for injury, 91,849 had been discharged, the statement said.

The government spending on disaster relief and reconstruction had topped 64.16 billion yuan (about 9.3 billion U.S. dollars), including 57.41 billion yuan from the central budget and 6.75 billion yuan from the local budget.

According to the Ministry of Civil Affairs, domestic and foreign donations had reached 59.25 billion yuan in cash and goods by Monday noon. Of this, 22.88 billion yuan had been forwarded to quake-hit areas.