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CHENGDU, China — The death toll from the massive earthquake in southwest China could rise to more than 50,000, Chinese state media reported Thursday.





At least three dozen villages and towns in southwest China were still cut off from rescuers as tens of thousands of soldiers and emergency workers struggled against impassable roads and barriers of concrete and brick to reach the 40,000 people officials say are still buried in the rubble or missing after Monday’s earthquake.





With the number of people so far officially confirmed dead raised to more than 19,500, and expected to jump further, Prime Minister Wen Jiabao dispatched at least an additional 90 helicopters to the quake-battered Sichuan Province, which suffered most of the damage from Monday’s earthquake, and made a national plea for heavy equipment and simple tools like hammers and shovels.





Local officials in Sichuan also issued a radio appeal for food, water and heavy machinery, warning that a looming humanitarian crisis threatened thousands of survivors who have little access to fresh supplies, clean water and shelter.





On Thursday afternoon, officials from the largest Chinese power company warned that two dams were at risk of crumbling, threatening more than 100 people still trapped in the ruins of a hydropower plant in the town of Huaneng.





The dam, officials said on state-run television, could collapse “at any time.”





As a series of aftershocks rattled the area, officials warned that an additional 391 dams were in “dangerous condition,” posing an imminent risk to thousands of people downstream, according to the National Development and Reform Commission.





A report in the Beijing Times said that a dam along the Jian River in Beichuan County was also in a fragile state.





“There are major safety issues right now with the reservoirs, hydropower stations and lakes in the earthquake zone,” Chen Lei, a government minister, said in the statement on the agency’s Web site.





“The area has numerous reservoirs and lots of damage, and the extent of the danger is unknown,” the statement said.





Overall, officials said that more than half of the region’s 20 million people have been affected by the earthquake, which struck on Monday afternoon with a magnitude of 7.9.





Officials raised the number of injured to more than 102,000, Xinhua reported. On Wednesday, officials estimated more than 1,600 of the injured were in serious condition.





Relief experts said that time was quickly running out for those still buried in the rubble of collapsed buildings, including hundreds of students and teachers trapped in several schools throughout the region.





For the first time since the earthquake struck, rescue workers cleared a major road leading into the hard-hit area around Shifang, enabling heavy equipment to gain access. The Associated Press reported that soldiers in Shifang could be seen bundling bodies in white sheets and burying them in a mass grave sprinkled with lime.





Officials said that more than 130,000 emergency personnel, including soldiers and medics, were working in the quake zone. The government also said that it planned to send 1,300 rail cars with supplies to the region.





The state media also reported on Thursday that 33 tourists from France, Britain and the United States had been airlifted by helicopter from the Wolong nature preserve, which is home to more than 100 pandas. Tourist officials said that an additional 2,500 tourists, including 682 foreign residents, would soon be evacuated from the region.





China asked Japan to send rescue workers and also gave approval for a contingent of quake-relief experts from Taiwan and Hong Kong. Taiwan’s largest private carrier, China Airlines, was given permission to ferry relief supplies on charter flights.





“Time is life,” Mr. Wen, the prime minister, told survivors during a visit to Beichuan on Wednesday. “This is very important to let them know rescuers are trying to save them.”





Until now, the authorities have been reluctant to allow international aid workers into the quake zone, which is home to several military installations and China’s nuclear-weapons design program. On Wednesday, officials declined an offer of help from the Australian government.





Kate Janis, program director for Mercy Corps, an American organization that has personnel in Chengdu, the provincial capital, said she had been impressed by the relief efforts so far. “It definitely appears to be a no-holds- barred effort, all hands on deck,” she said.





Edward Wong reported from Chengdu, and John Schwartz from New York. Reporting was contributed by Andrew Jacobs from Beijing, Jake Hooker and Alan Chin from Hanwang, Gilles Sabrie from Beichuan, and Bill Broad from New York.

Please look at my detail, u will understand y i ask this question, please help!?
The article is about the earthquake in china. It discusses the number of dead and wounded.





I would be willing to give you more of a summary, had I felt you were telling us the truth. But I went and looked. This isn't "just once" -- asking us to do your homework is a common thing.
Reply:Too lengthy to read and answer, be always as brief as possible.
Reply:The death toll in Chengdu, China, was more than 50,000 people. At least three dozen villages and towns in southwest China were cut off from help of any kind. There were tens of thousands of soldiers and emergency workers there. They tried to reach the 40,000 people who were still missing or buried after Monday's earthquake. Over 102,000 people were injured. Already 19,500 were dead and that number was expected to increase.





Presently, there are still thousands of survivors who are appealing for food, water, heavy machinery and shelter. Over 391 dams have crumbled. This includes numerous reservoirs as well.





There were 102,000 people who were injured. Of this number, 1,600 were seriously injured. Then there were left unnumbered, those who were buried and trapped in the rubble of collapsed buildings, especially many students and teachers. Tourist officials said that an additional 2,500 tourists, including 682 foreign residents, would soon be evacuated from the earthquake zone.





China asked Japan, Taiwan and Hong Kong to send rescue workers and earthquake experts. Taiwan's largest private carrier, China Airlines, was given permission to ferry relief supplies on charter flights. Mr. Wen, prime minister, told survivors in Beichuan, that rescuers were on their way to save them.





Until now, the authorities didn't want the international community to gain access to their country, as their military installations, nuclear-weapons design program are situated there.








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