China death toll 'will top 50,000'
China today admitted the death toll from this week’s earthquake could be higher than 50,000.
Aid agencies earlier in the week had suggested the official figures were underestimating the scale of the disaster.
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SUBSCRIBEChina today admitted the death toll from this week’s earthquake could be higher than 50,000.
Aid agencies earlier in the week had suggested the official figures were underestimating the scale of the disaster.
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