Death toll in SW China earthquakes rises to 80: government

Source:Xinhua Published: 2012-9-8 15:23:42

Eighty people have been confirmed dead as of 8 am Saturday after multiple earthquakes struck Southwest China's Yunnan Province on Friday, authorities said.

The death toll may further climb as the quakes happened at a poverty-stricken mountainous region where telecommunications and traffic infrastructure were damaged seriously, making it difficult to collect information promptly, said a spokesman with the provincial civil affairs department.



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