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Facts and figures about China quake and relief
2008/05/26

BEIJING, May 25, 2008 -- Following are the latest facts and figures about the massive 8.0-magnitude earthquake that rocked southwest China's Sichuan Province on May 12:

-- The death toll from the quake rose to 62,664 nationwide as of Sunday noon, while 358,816 people were injured and 23,775 people were missing.

-- Rescuers saved and evacuated 638,305 people to safe places, including 6,537 survivors buried under the rubble, as of Saturday midnight.

-- Hospitals took in a