China's Wen: quake toll over 60,000, may hit 80,000

Sat May 24, 2008 1:41am EDT
 
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YINGXIU, China (Reuters) - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said on Saturday that the death toll from a massive earthquake on May 12 had passed 60,000 and could reach 80,000 or more.

 

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