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| The death toll from last week's devastating earthquake in China's Sichuan province has risen to 39,577, a local official has said. | The death toll from last week's devastating earthquake in China's Sichuan province has risen to 39,577, a local official has said. |
| The figure, given by Sichuan's vice-governor, does not include a few hundred dead in nearby provinces. | |
| The authorities in Beijing earlier put the total number of dead at more than 34,000, but they say they expect this to rise to more than 50,000. | The authorities in Beijing earlier put the total number of dead at more than 34,000, but they say they expect this to rise to more than 50,000. |
| Teams are still pulling bodies from rubble, eight days after the quake. | |
| A man was pulled alive from the remains of the Yingxiu power plant after being buried for 179 hours, Xinhua news agency said, but such success stories are becoming increasingly rare. | A man was pulled alive from the remains of the Yingxiu power plant after being buried for 179 hours, Xinhua news agency said, but such success stories are becoming increasingly rare. |
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| Man pulled alive from collapsed building eight days after quake | |
| The rescue effort has now focused on providing food, shelter and drinking water for the millions of people affected by the 7.9 magnitude earthquake. | The rescue effort has now focused on providing food, shelter and drinking water for the millions of people affected by the 7.9 magnitude earthquake. |
| Rescuers are in a final push to fan out to all affected areas after Monday saw Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao ordered troops to reach every single town and village in the earthquake zone within 24 hours. | |
| China is on its second day of a three-day period of mourning for victims of the disaster. | |
| Flags are flying at half-mast, entertainment events have been cancelled and the Olympic torch relay suspended. | |
| Aid appeal | |
| The Sichuan Vice-Governor, Li Chengyun, also said 236,359 people had been injured in the quake. | |
| Town mourns as search goes on | |
| China's State Council says another 32,361 people remain missing in the quake zone. An estimated five million people have been made homeless. | |
| China's foreign ministry has appealed to the international community to provide tents. | |
| To help raise money for the long-term relief effort, the government is to sell special stamps starting next month. | |
| Thirteen million of the stamps, featuring three interlocking hearts on a red background, will be sold, potentially raising as much as $4m (£2m). | |
| Tens of thousands of people in Sichuan province rushed from their homes on Monday after a government warning of a possible major aftershock. | |
| People slept on the streets or drove to open ground after the warning, which was broadcast on television, triggered panic. | |
| Roads out of Sichuan's provincial capital, Chengdu, were jammed as people headed for the open ground of the province's agricultural plains. | |
| Dozens of aftershocks have rattled the area, the strongest of which had a magnitude of 6.1. |