China quake toll rises to 12,000; rescue works in full swing

BEIJING (Xinhua): Rescuers are racing against time to reach and search for survivors a day after the strongest quake to hit China in more than three decades jolted the southwestern province of Sichuan. The country was in mourning as the death toll spiralled toward 12,000. The national English-language newspaper, China Daily, silhouetted the front page in black to mourn the victims. The headline reads: “The Day the Earth Moved.” Premier Wen Jiabao, who flew to Sichuan on Monday evening, ur

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