Preliminary statistics on the number of deaths in the China earthquake

The China News Service quoted authoritative sources as reporting that, as of 2 p.m. on the afternoon of the 14th, the number of deaths from the earthquake in China had risen to 14,866. Of these, 14,463 were in Sichuan Province, 280 in Gansu Province, 106 in Shaanxi Province, 14 in Chongqing Municipality, two in Henan Province, and one in Yunnan Province. In addition, according to a situation report from the Sichuan Provincial Government, 25,788 people in Sichuan were still buried as a result of the earthquake disaster.

The China News Service quoted authoritative sources as reporting that, as of 2 p.m. on the afternoon of the 14th, the number of deaths from the earthquake in China had risen to 14,866.

Of these, 14,463 were in Sichuan Province, 280 in Gansu Province, 106 in Shaanxi Province, 14 in Chongqing Municipality, two in Henan Province, and one in Yunnan Province.

In addition, according to a situation report from the Sichuan Provincial Government, 25,788 people in Sichuan were still buried as a result of the earthquake disaster.