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UPDATED: May 27, 2008 From china.org.cn

Quake Death Toll Rises to 65,080

The death toll in China's major earthquake increased by 4,520 to 65,080 as of Monday noon, according to the Information Office of the State Council

The death toll in China's major earthquake increased by 4,520 to 65,080 as of Monday noon, according to the Information Office of the State Council.

And 360,058 people were injured and 23,150 others were missing in the 8.0-magnitude quake that jolted southwestern Sichuan Province on May 12.

About 14.38 million people have been relocated to safe places.

(Xinhua News Agency May 26, 2008)

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