Vice premier: Death toll of SW China earthquake to exceed 80,000

Source: Xinhua | 06-24-2008 15:03

BEIJING, June 24 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier Hui Liangyu said on Tuesday the death toll of the 8.0-magnitude earthquake in the southwestern Sichuan Province is estimated to exceed 80,000.

The death toll of the earthquake stood at 69,181 as of Monday noon, with 374,171 people injured and 18,498 people reported missing, Hui said.

Editor:Xiong Qu