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207 schoolchildren among the dead

THE April 14 earthquake killed 207 schoolchildren in Yushu, an official said yesterday.

Collapsed school buildings were blamed for about 35 percent of the deaths, Cering Tai, deputy director of the provincial education bureau, told a press briefing. The rest died outside school, he said.

The quake affected 63 schools, with 22,019 students and teaching staff. About 37 percent of school buildings collapsed.

However, more than 85 percent of buildings in Gyegu near the epicenter had collapsed.

Many school buildings were cracked, but did not collapse, which allowed many students to evacuate safely, he said.

The schools had launched safety campaigns in the wake of the more deadly Wenchuan earthquake in neighboring Sichuan Province in May 2008, he said.

Most schools would resume lessons by the end of this month in makeshift classrooms.




 

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