Deaths from quakes total 291 on Chinese mainland
( 2003-09-04 14:39) (Xinhua)
The earthquakes that occurred on the Chinese mainland so far this year have
left 291 people dead and 6,700 others injured, said a spokeman for the China
Seismological Bureau Thursday.
At a news briefing at the Information Office of the State Council, the
spokesman said China has been hit by 27 earthquakes measuring above 5.0 on the
Richter scale since the beginning of the year, with 22 on the Chinese mainland.
The quakes have caused over 3 billion yuan (US$362 million) in direct economic
losses, and affected the lives of 1.74 million people on the mainland.
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