17/04/2010 14:04
Death toll of earthquake in China rises to 1,144
China's news agency reported 1,144 bodies had been recovered since the 6.9-magnitude earthquake hit western China, Qinghai province, Wednesday.
Local officials said that 417 people are believed missed; thousands are injured. A total of 1,179 serious cases had been transported by air and road to hospitals in Golmud and the provincial capital Xining in Qinghai and several other capitals in neighboring provinces, Xinhua agency reported.