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China quake: Toll rises to 65,000

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Press Trust of India Beijing

Reflecting the extent of risks, the Ministry of Water resources said three reservoirs were in danger of collapse in northwest China's Shaanxi Province after the 6.4 magnitude aftershock in Sichuan Province yesterday, that left six persons dead and nearly thousand other injured.

As many as 2,383 reservoirs were "in danger" following the May 12 devastating quake of 8 magnitude, state-run Xinhua news agency said quoting the ministry.

 

The confirmed toll today increased by 4,520 to reach 65,080, the Office of the State Council or the cabinet said, while 23,150 persons were still missing.

The ruling Communist Party of China's top leadership said efforts to find survivors should continue in the quake-struck zones but more focus should be on resettlement and post-quake reconstruction.

After a meeting presided by Chinese President and party General Secretary Hu Jintao, the CPC Political Bureau said the May 12 quake was the "most powerful tremor with most widespread impact and the most difficult for disaster relief since new China was founded in 1949."

Meanwhile, troops and armed police reached a giant lake at Tangjiashan in the quake-pummeled Sichuan province to blast away the landslide barrier before it bursts and causes floods.

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First Published: May 26 2008 | 7:29 PM IST

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