Death toll rises to 1,944 in NW China quake
15:46, 19 April 2010
YUSHU. April 19. KAZINFORM The death toll has climbed to 1,944 from a devastating earthquake in northwest China's Qinghai Province, with 216 people still missing, the rescue headquarters said Monday; Kazinform refers to Xinhua.
As of 8 a.m. Monday, the 7.1-magnitude quake, which struck the Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Yushu at 7:49 a.m. Wednesday, has also left 12,135 injured, of whom 1,434 are in serious condition, the rescue headquarters said; Kazinform cites Xinhua.
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