Death toll from China's Qinghai Province earthquake rises to 760
10:13, 16 April 2010
BEIJING. April 16. KAZINFORM /Ruslan Suleimenov/ The death toll from a catastrophic earthquake in northwest China's Qinghai Province has risen to 760; the rescue headquarters informs.
At the moment 243 people are still missing and 11,477 injured, 1,174 severely, and 4,200 victims were discharged from hospitals.
The quake in the Yushu County destroyed 15,000 homes. In this connection 100,000 residents need to be rehoused.