7,700 dead in China quake epicentre, battle to reach thousands trapped in rubble
AFP, May, 2008
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DUJIANGYAN, China (AFP) — At least 7,700 people have died in one small town at the epicentre of a huge earthquake that struck southwest China, state media reported on Wednesday.
Only 2,300 people in Yingxiu town survived Monday's quake, local government official He Biao was quoted saying by Xinhua news agency. The town has a population of 10,000.
More than 1,000 of the survivors were seriously injured, the report said.
The quake has left more than 12,000 people dead, according to official figures, although the toll is expected to rise dramatically.
Hampered by shattered roads and driving rain , China has further battled to locate survivors among the tens of thousands of people buried in the rubble of its worst earthquake in 30 years.
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The destruction around the epicentre of the 7.9-magnitude quake in the remote county of Wenchuan is massive, with whole mountainsides sheared ...
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