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Xinhua: Earthquake death toll nearly 10,000

Posted by Jeremy Goldkorn, May 13, 2008 7:29 AM

As more news of destruction caused by yesterday's earthquake emerges, Xinhua says the death toll has reached nearly 10,000.

The figure may climb as more remote parts of mountainous western Sichuan are reached by rescue teams. President Hu Jintao has declared emergency relief of affected areas a national priority, the People's Liberation Army is being mobilized, and Premier Wen Jiabao is on the scene again rallying the citizens.

Xinhua has a special page updated with earthquake news here.

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Specific toll right now, reported on Xinhua, seems to be 7,651. http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2008-05/12/content_8155015.htm

Posted by: Alice | May 13, 2008 8:12 AM

Which is the figure for Sichuan only, not counting Gansu etc (according to Xinhua) ,,,

Posted by: Alice | May 13, 2008 8:18 AM

Good idea to link to the propaganda apparatus, and in English.

Posted by: Sidney | May 13, 2008 2:34 PM

Think there has been some accolade for the fact that Chinese reporting on the figures and the crisis (i.e. from the State news agency Xinhua) has been good this time around - rather than that time of Tangshan and SARS. Some reports have been run in Swedish newspapers (and I haven't checked, but likely elsewhere too) commending Chinese media/state behaviour this time round. So what's wrong with running a link from Xinhua?

As for the Chinese - it was the figure that I gave which was important, not, please read this article. And for those who want to verify, well sorry for the Chinese link.

Posted by: Alice | May 13, 2008 9:50 PM