Quake death toll revised to 2,698
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June 1, 2010, Tuesday
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THE death toll from the devastating earthquake that struck a remote Tibetan region in Qinghai Province has risen to 2,698.
Another 270 people remained missing after the April 14 magnitude-7.1 earthquake that flattened tens of thousands of houses in Yushu County, Qinghai Vice Governor Zhang Guangrong said yesterday.
The new figure is a jump from the previously reported toll, which stood at a little over 2,200 in late April, with 12,000 injured.
China poured millions of dollars for relief efforts and deployed thousands of workers into the region after the quake struck. Sitting at around 4,000 meters, the area's remote location posed logistical difficulties.
Zhang also said 11 of the victims had not been identified, and that the deaths included 199 students.
The rise in the death toll was due to the discovery of more bodies, increased reporting of deaths by relatives and more deaths from the county's migrant population.
The Chinese people and organizations have donated almost 7.13 billion yuan (US$1 billion) in cash and goods for earthquake relief in Yushu, according to the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Meanwhile, the National Audit Office announced yesterday that Chinese people and organizations had donated 7.04 billion yuan in cash and goods to the Qinghai quake zone as of May 20.
Of the donations, 473 million yuan had already been used for emergency rescue and relief work, said the NAO in a report on the monitoring of quake-relief funds coming through three central government departments, 15 social organizations and 31 provincial regions.
The central government and Qinghai provincial government had allocated 905 million yuan for quake relief as of May 20, of which 360 million yuan had been used to support relief efforts, materials distribution and infrastructure repairs and 545 million yuan was left unused.
No discrepancies were found in the audits of quake relief funds at central government level, said the report.
The donations figures did not match that issued by the Ministry of Civil Affairs on May 21, which was 5.51 billion yuan, as the latter only covered funds submitted to the central ministries, it said.
Another 270 people remained missing after the April 14 magnitude-7.1 earthquake that flattened tens of thousands of houses in Yushu County, Qinghai Vice Governor Zhang Guangrong said yesterday.
The new figure is a jump from the previously reported toll, which stood at a little over 2,200 in late April, with 12,000 injured.
China poured millions of dollars for relief efforts and deployed thousands of workers into the region after the quake struck. Sitting at around 4,000 meters, the area's remote location posed logistical difficulties.
Zhang also said 11 of the victims had not been identified, and that the deaths included 199 students.
The rise in the death toll was due to the discovery of more bodies, increased reporting of deaths by relatives and more deaths from the county's migrant population.
The Chinese people and organizations have donated almost 7.13 billion yuan (US$1 billion) in cash and goods for earthquake relief in Yushu, according to the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Meanwhile, the National Audit Office announced yesterday that Chinese people and organizations had donated 7.04 billion yuan in cash and goods to the Qinghai quake zone as of May 20.
Of the donations, 473 million yuan had already been used for emergency rescue and relief work, said the NAO in a report on the monitoring of quake-relief funds coming through three central government departments, 15 social organizations and 31 provincial regions.
The central government and Qinghai provincial government had allocated 905 million yuan for quake relief as of May 20, of which 360 million yuan had been used to support relief efforts, materials distribution and infrastructure repairs and 545 million yuan was left unused.
No discrepancies were found in the audits of quake relief funds at central government level, said the report.
The donations figures did not match that issued by the Ministry of Civil Affairs on May 21, which was 5.51 billion yuan, as the latter only covered funds submitted to the central ministries, it said.
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