China Quake: Death Toll Nears 15,000

China Troops Dig for Quake Survivors as Death Toll Nears 15,000 by William Bi and Aaron Sheldrick

May 14 (Bloomberg) -- The death toll from China's strongest earthquake in more than half a century has risen to almost 15,000 as disaster officials, battling bad weather and rubble-strewn roads, try to reach 25,000 people trapped under debris.

Ambulances and double-decker buses packed with rescue workers streamed along the main highway from Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province, to Dujiangyan, the center of relief operations. The 7.9-magnitude quake two days ago killed at least 14,866 people, according to state-run China Central Television.

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