Quake death toll rises as key rescue period passes
By An Baijie and Guo Anfei in Ludian county, Yunnan | China Daily | Updated: 2014-08-07 06:58
The death toll from Sunday's earthquake in Yunnan province rose to nearly 600 on Wednesday as a key 72-hour period for rescue work passed.
The magnitude-6.5 quake has killed 589 people and injured more than 2,000 others.
Although the 72-hour "golden period" had passed, rescuers were still trying to find residents buried in rubble.
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