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Magnitude: revised from 7.8 to 8.0 Richter scale
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Disaster area: around 100,000 square kilometers
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The death toll: 32,477
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The number of injured: 220,109. By 16 May, 116,460 hospitalized, with 12,858 in critical conditions.
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People pulled out from the debris: 36,563
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Latest rescued: Mr. Tang Xiong at 9:15 a.m. of 18 May, about 139 hours after the quake.
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Remain buried: more than 9,500. Rescuers including those from Russia, Japan, Singapore and the Republic of Korea, are still searching for survivors.
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Aftershocks: over 3000. By 17 May, 143 measuring 4 or higher on the Richter scale. The biggest was magnitude 6.1.
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People staying in government shelters: over 4.5 million
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Houses damaged: 15.61 million, with 3.13 million collapsed.
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Farmland damaged: 33,333 hectares, including more than 10,000 hectares of wheat and rice and more than 20,000 hectares of vegetables
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Estimated economic damage: over 20 billion U.S. dollars
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Relief fund earmarked by the Government: 5.782 billion yuan (826 million U. S. dollars)
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Donations of domestic and overseas: 8.945 billion yuan (1.3 billion U.S. dollars)
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Cases of epidemics or emergent public health incidents: none
