| 10 weeks 1 day 11 hours ago Death toll rising in China following massive quake
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(NECN: Latoyia Edwards) - The death toll continues to rise in China after Monday's devastating 7.9-magnitude earthquake. More than 12,000 people are confirmed dead and now rescuers are struggling to free thousands buried in the rubble.
The Sichuan Daily newspaper reported on its Web site that more
than 26,000 people were injured in Mianyang.
The numbers of casualties was expected to rise due to the
remoteness of the areas affected by the quake and difficulty in
finding buried victims.
Rain was impeding efforts and a group of paratroopers called off
a rescue mission to the epicenter due to heavy storms, Xinhua
reported.
More than two dozen British and American tourists who were
thought to be panda-watching in the area also remained missing.
*Material from the Associated Press used in this report*
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