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Internet Edition. June 25, 2008, Updated: Bangladesh Time 12:00 AM

China quake toll likely to exceed 80,000

AFP, Beijing

The death toll from last month's massive earthquake in southwest China is likely to exceed 80,000, state media reported Tuesday, citing a vice premier.

The estimate on the toll from the magnitude-8.0 quake that hit southwest China's Sichuan province on May 12 was provided by Vice Premier Hui Liangyu, the Xinhua news agency said.

The latest official death toll from the quake was 69,181, with 18,498 missing, according to the government.

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