Quake death toll remains 69,181, over 1,000 more missing

Source: Xinhua | 2008-6-22 | ONLINE EDITION

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THE death toll of the May 12 earthquake which rocked China's Sichuan Province and neighboring regions remained at 69,181 as of this noon, the State Council Information Office said.

But the number of the injured rose by 161 to 374,171 and people reported missing increased to 18,522 from yesterday's 17,397.

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