The death toll from Monday's earthquake in southwest China's Sichuan Province has climbed to nearly 10,000, according to the headquarters for disaster relief. 字串2
The figure climbed from more than 8,500 provided earlier Monday night by local authorities. 字串6
The Sichuan provincial seismological bureau said more than 1,180 tremors up to six magnitude have been recorded as of 5:00 a.m. on Tuesday.
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Government in Shifang City of Deyang City, where a major chemical leak happened after the quake, said about 600 people died, including 81 students. As many as 2,300 people are still buried, in which 920 are students.
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In Anxian County of Mianyang City, about 500 people died, and 85 percent of the houses in rural areas collapsed. 字串1
Dozens of military vehicles are heading to Beichuan County, where officials said about 80 percent of the buildings collapsed. 字串4
Escaped villagers said the old town of Beichuan was tightly covered by giant swaths of debris slides, and the new town also suffered grave damages, particularly kindergartens, primary and middle schools, and vocational schools.
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The rescuers were stranded about 10 kilometers from the county.
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Rocks slid down the mountains and piled upon boulders the size of a house which already jammed up the road sections. 字串7
Local villagers said the rocks came down in scary roaring noises when the quake occurred. They warned that it was very dangerous to move ahead, as the rock slides could push the vehicles down the hill and straight into a river that runs in the valley.
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