Earthquake Updates: 32,477 dead, foreign rescue teams, lakes burst, three days of national...
                   
shanghaiist.com     May 18, 2008            

The official death toll in the Sichuan earthquake has been revised upwards to 32,477. Deaths have also been recorded in Gansu, Shaanxi, Chongqing, Henan, Hubei and Yunnan. Within Sichuan, the Mianyang and Deyang regions suffered the most fatalities, with estimated deaths of 11,874 and 10,341... [read full story]                

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people.com.cn     Jul 7, 2008          

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people.com.cn     Jul 4, 2008   29 related          

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gulfnews.com     15 hrs ago   1 related          

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epochtimes.com     Jul 21, 2008          

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