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Chinese government officials raised the death toll from last week's earthquake past 55,000, as calls were sent out for more material to help the massive recovery effort.

The death toll from the devastating earthquake in southwestern China was raised to 55,740, government officials reported on Friday.

The 7.9-magnitude quake injured 292,481 people, with another 24,960 missing, authorities said. Read full article »

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