Quake deaths estimated over 50,000 in Sichuan alone

(chinadaily.com.cn/xinhua)
Updated: 2008-05-15 22:16

CHENGDU -- More than 50,000 people are feared dead in southwest China's Sichuan Province alone after Monday's earthquake, the rescue headquarters of the State Council said Thursday.

-The confirmed death toll in Sichuan was 19,509 by 4 p.m. Thursday, up by 5,046 from Wednesday's 14,463, Li Chengyun, vice provincial governor of Sichuan told a press conference.Another 102,103 people were injured and 12,300 buried in the rubble,Rescuers have pulled 13,400 people alive out of the debris, he said.

-The Sichuan provincial government has handed over 670 million yuan (95.7 million U.S. dollars) for disaster relief efforts to quake-hit areas.