New communities in disaster areas

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A 8.0-magnitude* earthquake hit Wenchuan County in Sichuan province at 2.28 pm on Monday, 12th of May.
*revised from 7.8 by seismologists
Facts Friday 6 Jun 00:00 GMT

Death toll reached:69,122
17,991 missing
1,078,488 rescued
373,606 injured
15 million relocated
45.61 million affected
Donations: 6.24 billion USD
Facts according to Chinese state media

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Quake lake threat
"I read that the quake lake is now being drained. Is it going to eliminate the threat of flooding completely, or will the..."
Unregistered - 8th June 2008 08:50

Situation now?
"China has scaled down reporting on the relief efforts in Sichuan. What is the latest death toll? I pray, the quake lakes..."
Yuan - 3rd June 2008 16:16

Yes, thousands..
"Over 20,000 are still reported missing... it's just unbelievable... Maybe the death toll wouldn't be so high if the buildings..."
Unregistered - 27th May 2008 17:28

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