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URGENT Death toll rises to at least 7,651 in China earthquake
May 12, 2008, 14:48 GMT
A girl looks up at the shaky high-risers in Hangzhou in east China\'s Zhejiang province, 12 May 2008. A major earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8 has hit Wenchuan in western China\'s Sichuan province. EPA/BAO DUNYUAN
Beijing - The confirmed death toll after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake on Monday has risen to 7,651 in China's south-western province of Sichuan.
The official Xinhua news agency quoted provincial officials as saying the latest death toll still included no figures from some affected areas.
Earlier reports quoted officials as saying an estimated 3,000 to 5,000 people were feared dead in Sichuan's Beichuan county alone.
By late Monday evening there were still no reports from Wenchuan county, the nearest town to the epicentre, which which has a population of 112,000.
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what is so good about your own political system who murdered thousands of innocent iraqis for oil?
One good thing about the US political system (and that of many other countries)is that, usually without fear of emprisonment or worse, one can openly express revulsion at its horrendous crimes, past and present (wars, torture, abortion, death penalty, genocide of native Americans, slavery, inhuman immigration policies, etc., etc.).
express, sure, but unless you're rich enough to have your own lobby you might as well have been singing in the shower.
Chinese censorship: nobody can hear you because you're in jail.
American censorship: nobody can hear you because you can't afford the airtime and everyone's watching Big Brother.
I suppose it's progress, of a sort.
China just suffered a horendous earthquake; thousands have died sudenly and thousands will die as a result of this disaster. I don't really think they are thinking about how they are ruled. Ummmm your blessings are soon to end too. So better count them now!
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PhilMay 12th, 2008 - 15:03:49
We need to be in prayer for these unfortunate people. We may not believe in their political system, but they are people.
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