Date:25/05/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/05/25/stories/2008052557850100.htm

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China quake death toll may touch 80,000

YINGXIU: China said on Saturday that the death toll from its worst earthquake in a generation could climb past 80,000. Premier Wen Jiabao said the death toll had crossed 60,000. Fatalities “may further climb to a level of 70,000, 80,000 or more,” said the Premier.