Xinhua agency says 2,698 people killed and 270 still missing after earthquake devastated Yushu county last month
Nearly 3,000 people are dead or missing after a strong quake in north-west China last month, the official Xinhua agency said today as it gave a final death toll from the tremor.
The 14 April quake, which happened in the largely Tibetan Yushu county, killed 2,698 people, Xinhua quoted the vice-governor of Qinghai province, Zhang Guangrong, as saying. He said 270 people were still missing.
The figures were a significant increase from previous tolls given by the government.
Among the victims were 199 students and one Hong Kong resident, Zhang added. All but 11 of the dead had been identified, he said.
The magnitude 6.9 quake hit a remote, mountainous region and most of the dead were ethnic Tibetans in the devastated county seat, Gyegu.
Rescue efforts were complicated by poor transport links, difficult weather and freezing temperatures.
China has allocated billions of yuan for reconstruction, with a three-year target for rebuilding homes, schools and roads, state media reported.
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