China earthquake death toll reaches 62,664
BEIJING, May 25 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from the May 12 earthquake in southwest China's Sichuan Province has claimed 62,664 lives and left 358,816 injured and 23,775 missing as of 00:00 a.m. Sunday, according to the State Council Information Office.
Guo Weimin, director of the State Council Information Office, announced the latest official statistics concerning the Wenchuan quake on behalf of the State Council General Headquarters for Earthquake Relief, at Sunday's press conference here.
As of 00:00 a.m. Sunday, 638,305 people had been rescued and evacuated to safety by the military and civilians, said Guo, citing figures from the Chinese People's Liberation Army headquarters.
Also as of that time, 82,907 people had been hospitalized, with 51,826 having been discharged and 3,515 dying, according to the Ministry of Health reports.
Sichuan Province has sent 5,149 people injured in the quake to other provinces for medical treatment, the official said.
As of 2:00 p.m. Sunday, Guo said, governments at all levels have allocated a total of 15.14 billion yuan for relief work, including 11 billion from the central government.
So far, the government has sent 463,140 tents, 2.42 million covers, 3.44 million garments, 390,000 tons of fuel and 800,000 tons of coal to the affected areas, according to the official.
As of 00:00 a.m. Sunday, only Beichuan County, Sichuan, was still without electricity; power had been partly restored to 12 other seriously affected counties. Meanwhile, 62 of 109 townships that had local telecommunications cut off by the earthquake have regained both mobile and land-line phone services, Guo said.
新华网北京５月２５日电 国务院新闻办公室２５日根据国务院抗震救灾总指挥部授权发布：
据民政部报告，截至25日12时，四川汶川地震已造成62664人遇难，358816人受伤，失踪23775人。紧急转移安置与累计受灾人数与昨日相同。截至25日12时，共接受国内外捐赠款物总计290.55亿元，其中实际到账捐赠款物合计237.2亿元，已向灾区拨付75.19亿元。向灾区调运的救灾帐篷共计46.314万顶、被子241.9347万床、衣物344.4526万件、燃油39万吨、煤炭 80万吨。
据总参作战部报告，截至24日24时，抢险救灾人员已总计解救、转移638305人，从废墟中挖掘出来的生还者6537人。
据卫生部报告，截至25日12时，因地震受伤住院治疗合计82907人，已出院51826人，院内死亡3515人，仍有18027人住院，从四川转外省市治疗5149人。
据中国地震局报告，自24日12时到25日12时，无4级以上余震发生。
据财政部报告，截至25日14时，各级政府共投入抗震救灾资金151.4亿元。其中，中央财政投入110.95亿元，地方财政投入40.45亿元。
据电监会报告，截至25日12时，只有北川县尚未恢复供电，理县等12个县部分恢复供电。
据工业和信息化部报告，截至25日，在前一阶段通过各种手段实现通信抢通的109个乡镇中，目前有62个乡镇已恢复移动电话、固定电话等公众通信，实现地面、空中多途径通信。
据民政部报告，截至25日12时，四川汶川地震已造成62664人遇难，358816人受伤，失踪23775人。紧急转移安置与累计受灾人数与昨日相同。截至25日12时，共接受国内外捐赠款物总计290.55亿元，其中实际到账捐赠款物合计237.2亿元，已向灾区拨付75.19亿元。向灾区调运的救灾帐篷共计46.314万顶、被子241.9347万床、衣物344.4526万件、燃油39万吨、煤炭 80万吨。
据总参作战部报告，截至24日24时，抢险救灾人员已总计解救、转移638305人，从废墟中挖掘出来的生还者6537人。
据卫生部报告，截至25日12时，因地震受伤住院治疗合计82907人，已出院51826人，院内死亡3515人，仍有18027人住院，从四川转外省市治疗5149人。
据中国地震局报告，自24日12时到25日12时，无4级以上余震发生。
据财政部报告，截至25日14时，各级政府共投入抗震救灾资金151.4亿元。其中，中央财政投入110.95亿元，地方财政投入40.45亿元。
据电监会报告，截至25日12时，只有北川县尚未恢复供电，理县等12个县部分恢复供电。
据工业和信息化部报告，截至25日，在前一阶段通过各种手段实现通信抢通的109个乡镇中，目前有62个乡镇已恢复移动电话、固定电话等公众通信，实现地面、空中多途径通信。
