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China says over 70,000 dead or missing from quake By Lucy Hornby2 hours, 12 minutes ago 

CHENGDU, China (Reuters) - China raised the number of dead or missing from adevastating earthquake to more than 70,000 on Tuesday, as rescuers found another survivor eight days after the huge tremor hit.

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A government statement said the number killed had now topped 40,000, and statenews agency Xinhua reported that a further 32,000 were missing.Authorities had previously said they expected the final death toll to exceed50,000. More than 247,000 were injured.In Wenchuan county, epicenter of the May 12 quake in mountainous Sichuanprovince, rescuers found a man alive after 179 hours buried in the rubble, state media said.Ma Yuanjiang, 31, a power plant executive, spoke after he was rescued, but hisbody was "as fragile as that of a newborn baby," Chongqing Xinqiao hospitalpresident Wang Weidong said."The next 12 hours are crucial for Ma's survival. The patient finished the first

 half of a life miracle, now we are trying to do the second," Xinhua quoted Wangas saying.His rescue came as authorities tried to restore calm in the provincial capital,Chengdu, after tens of thousands rushed into the streets overnight alarmed by atelevision prediction of another powerful earthquake.But as darkness fell over Chengdu on Tuesday thousands of residents preparedmakeshift shelters to sleep outside, too afraid to stay overnight in theirhomes.That, along with fresh aftershocks and forecast heavy rain, compounded thedifficulties for military, government and private workers trying to ensuremillions of homeless are fed and housed.Anger was building among bereaved parents in Sichuan over the way many school

buildings had collapsed, burying whole classrooms full of children. In one town, in a rare public protest, hundreds demanded punishment for anyone guilty ofshoddy construction.Chengdu residents rushed from their homes before midnight on Monday, alarmed bythe prediction of another earthquake after the 7.9 magnitude tremor on May 12.Hundreds of aftershocks have been felt over the past week, bringing down morebuildings and causing landslides. A few hours after the television report, a5-magnitude tremor was felt.But on Tuesday, provincial television screened interviews with a series of

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seismological bureau officials to explain the prediction and calm a jangledpopulace."Just because you can feel aftershocks, it doesn't mean they will hurt you. Ofcourse, that doesn't mean you should stand in harm's way," said Han Weibing,researcher with the local seismological bureau.The quake warning also prompted panic in neighboring Chongqing municipality andGuizhou province.ANGER OVER SCHOOLSThe pandemonium showed how the main quake and its aftershocks have stretchednerves to breaking point."I think the television coverage is overdoing it. They're scaring people," saida hotel worker surnamed Li, who spent the night in a public park.The most lamented victims of the quake have been the thousands of children whodied when school buildings collapsed.In Juyuan town, hundreds of grieving parents demanded an annual memorial day for their children, punishment of officials or builders responsible for shoddyschools and compensation."How come all the houses didn't fall down, but the school did? And how come that happened in so many places?" demanded Zhao, whose two daughters were crushed todeath."We want a memorial day for the children, but we also want criminal prosecutionof those responsible, no matter who they are."

As China's ruling Communist Party seeks to maintain a staunch front of unity and stability after the quake, the incipient protests by parents could betroublesome, for many of them blame official graft and laxity, more than nature, for the deaths.Xinhua quoted a military source as saying rescuers had reached all the villagesand towns in Sichuan province by Tuesday evening.Whole towns have been flattened in mountainous areas north and west of Chengdu,and about 5 million people are homeless, prompting the government to seekforeign help in the form of tents.The quake has prompted a huge outpouring of public sympathy both at home andabroad, with 13.9 billion yuan raised to date.

($1=6.990 Yuan)(Writing Nick Macfie and Jeremy Laurence; Editing by Roger Crabb and AlexRichardson)(For more stories on China's quake follow the link to Reuters AlertNethttp://www.alertnet.org. For full coverage of the quake in China, click onwww.reuters.com/news/globalcoverage/china )Email Story IM Story Printable View Yahoo! Buzz RECOMMEND THIS STORY

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