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China quake death toll rises to 69,134
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The death toll in China's major earthquake increased by 4 overnight to 69,134 as of Saturday noon, the State Council Information Office said.

A total of 374,061 people were injured and 17,681 others remained missing after the 8.0-magnitude quake that jolted southwestern Sichuan Province and some other areas on May 12.

A total of 46.16 million people were affected by the quake, according to the office.

Hospitals had treated 94,964 injured people as of Saturday noon, of whom 76,069 had been discharged and 16,302 were still being treated.

By Friday, more than 1.37 million quake survivors had been found and evacuated.

(Xinhua News Agency June 7, 2008)

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