Chinese authorities say that just over 19,000 victims of the devastating earthquake that struck China's southwest six months ago have been identified so far.
That's fewer than a quarter of the total dead or missing. Sichuan Vice Governor Wei Hong told journalists that finding out the names of the dead and missing victims of the earthquake was a very complex process and had still not been completed. The magnitude-8.0 quake hit Sichuan and surrounding provinces on May 12, leaving nearly 88,000 people dead or missing and over five million homeless. Provincial officials say millions still living in temporary housing will be facing an extremely harsh US 'import alert' on China food ...
Earthquake kills at least five in southern China ... winter.
(Deutsche Welle)
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