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China’s death toll nudges 15,000

By Jamil Anderlini in Dujiangyan and Mure Dickie in Beijing

Published: May 13 2008 12:23 | Last updated: May 14 2008 11:25

Thousands of troops and China’s premier were airlifted to areas near the epicentre in Sichuan province on Wednesday as the official death toll from the deadly earthquake neared 15,000.

The death toll rose to 14,866 on Wednesday afternoon, according to China’s official Xinhua news agency, however many roads in the area remained impassable to vehicles and details of casualties in the areas feared worst hit remained scanty.

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