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China toll may rise to 50,000 [1]

China warned the death toll from this week's earthquake could soar to 50,000 while the government issued a rare public appeal on Thursday for rescue equipment as it struggled to cope with the disaster. Rescue workers cleared roads to the epicentre in the race to find survivors.

Publication Date: 
16/05/2008
Asian Age (New Delhi) [2]
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Natural Disasters [3], Earthquakes [4], Aid [5], China [6]
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