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China: Quake damage rising; witness in affected cities

globalvoicesonline.org » 2008 » May » 15th » China: Quake damage rising; witness in affected cities

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Death tolls: 19509 (official statistic). The number is estimated to rise up to 50000 in following days. Updated: The previously isolated towns in epicenter finally saw the first 1300 soldiers. But as the landslide cut off most the roads and high way, communication remains hard. Situation of another 50 thousand people is yet unknown. In Peng-zhou, over 100 thousand people were estimated to be … Continue Reading »

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