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| China earthquake toll tops 40,000 | China earthquake toll tops 40,000 |
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| The death toll from last week's devastating earthquake in south-west China has risen to 40,075, senior government officials have said. | The death toll from last week's devastating earthquake in south-west China has risen to 40,075, senior government officials have said. |
| Tens of thousands more are still missing, and hopes are fading of finding many people still alive. | Tens of thousands more are still missing, and hopes are fading of finding many people still alive. |
| Foreign medical teams have started arriving in the area. | |
| A man was pulled alive from the remains of a power plant after being buried for 179 hours, local media said. Rescuers fed him sweetened water through a tube. | A man was pulled alive from the remains of a power plant after being buried for 179 hours, local media said. Rescuers fed him sweetened water through a tube. |
| Teams are still pulling bodies from rubble, eight days after the 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 in Sichuan province. | 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 in Sichuan province. |
| 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. | 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. |
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| Man pulled alive from collapsed building eight days after quake | Man pulled alive from collapsed building eight days after quake |
| China is on its second day of a three-day period of mourning for victims of the disaster. | 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. | Flags are flying at half-mast, entertainment events have been cancelled and the Olympic torch relay suspended. |
| Aid appeal | Aid appeal |
| A statement by the State Council, China's cabinet, said 236,359 people had been injured in the quake. | A statement by the State Council, China's cabinet, said 236,359 people had been injured in the quake. |
| QUAKE STATISTICS Up to Tuesday 20 May: 40,075 dead247,645 injured145 confirmed aftershocks above level 4, 23 above level 5, biggest 6.1 34,000 medical staff in quake zoneNearly 280,000 tents, 480,000 quilts and 1.7 million jackets sent6bn Chinese yuan ($860m, £440m) received in donations, from China and abroadDrinking water for 7m people restored Source: Chinese government See a detailed map of quake zoneTown mourns as search goes on | QUAKE STATISTICS Up to Tuesday 20 May: 40,075 dead247,645 injured145 confirmed aftershocks above level 4, 23 above level 5, biggest 6.1 34,000 medical staff in quake zoneNearly 280,000 tents, 480,000 quilts and 1.7 million jackets sent6bn Chinese yuan ($860m, £440m) received in donations, from China and abroadDrinking water for 7m people restored Source: Chinese government See a detailed map of quake zoneTown mourns as search goes on |
| Another 32,361 people remain missing in the quake zone, the state council said. An estimated five million people have been made homeless. | |
| China's foreign ministry has appealed to the international community to provide tents. | 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. | 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). | Thirteen million of the stamps, featuring three interlocking hearts on a red background, will be sold, potentially raising as much as $4m (£2m). |
| But Japan's foreign minister criticised China for not accepting foreign aid workers sooner. | But Japan's foreign minister criticised China for not accepting foreign aid workers sooner. |
| "It would have been better if the decision was quicker," Masahiko Komura said, quoted by AFP news agency. | "It would have been better if the decision was quicker," Masahiko Komura said, quoted by AFP news agency. |
| Russian and Taiwanese medical teams have arrived in the quake zone. | |
| Japanese, German and Italian teams are also on their way, but some others have been refused entry. | |
| "Given the situation, and difficulties in the area, including transportation and telecommunications, it is not possible for us to accept all of the rescue and medical teams to engage in relief work," said Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang. | |
| Panic | |
| Tens of thousands of people in Sichuan province rushed from their homes on Monday after a government warning of a possible major aftershock. | 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. | 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. | 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. | Dozens of aftershocks have rattled the area, the strongest of which had a magnitude of 6.1. |