Quake toll in Sichuan rises to 8,533-Xinhua

Mon May 12, 2008 4:18pm BST
 
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BEIJING, May 12 (Reuters) - The most devastating earthquake to hit China in more than three decades killed 8,533 people in the southwestern province of Sichuan alone on Monday, the official Xinhua news agency said, citing the local government. (Reporting by Jason Subler and Chris Buckley; Editing by Nick Macfie)

 

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