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67,183 deaths have been confirmed and 20,790 are still missing. 358,816 people had been recorded injured, not just in Sichuan, but in Gansu, Shaanxi, Chongqing, Hubei, Henan, and Guizhou provinces.it is feared up to 71,000 may be dead.More than 5.47 million people were homeless and 5.46 million buildings had collapsed . is .Sichuan Vice-Governor Li Chengyun said 4.8 million people were now in 'temporary shelter' following the earthquake.As the search for survivors continued intensively on Friday, four people were reportedly pulled out alive. Troops have now reached all of the affected areas.Tens of thousands of Chinese troops and police are in the region to help with relief efforts but damage to roads is making it difficult to get to the worst-hit regions. In Hanwang town, about 700 students were buried when Donqi middle school collapsed.The quake - now upgraded to 7.9 magnitude - struck on Monday 12 may 2008 at 1428 local time (0628 GMT) and was felt as far away as Beijing and the Thai capital, Bangkok.Boulders and landslides are blocking roads in the worst-hit areas and helicopters have been unable to land because of the bad weather.Beijing has deployed 50,000 troops to help with relief efforts, but they have not yet all arrived.There were harrowing reports from the scene of a school collapse in Dujiangyan city, where 900 students were buried and at least 50 killed.In Beichuan county, some 80% of buildings were reported to have been destroyed . China is mobilising 30,000 extra troops to Sichuan to help the 50,000 already involved in rescue efforts.China says it will accept foreign aid and has agreed to help from rescue teams from Japan and its rival Taiwan.Rescue teams pull woman from rubble of collapsed building .Three days after a massive earthquake hit Sichuan province in China's south-west, the recovery operation continues.The public response has been impressive. Queues of blood donors formed in Chinese cities, and a fundraising drive has reportedly collected 877m yuan ($125m) so far.Several people were dug out of the rubble on Saturday, including a 31-year-old woman in Deyang city, and a 33-year-old miner in Shifang, both about 124 hours after being buried.6bn Chinese yuan ($860m, £440m) received in donations, from China and abroad .The first aid supplied by the US has arrived, with an air force plane loaded with tents, lanterns and 15,000 meals landing in Sichuan's provincial capital, Chengdu.However, a British rescue team standing by in Hong Kong is returning home after being refused permission to travel to the earthquake zone.The Olympic torch relay will also be suspended for three days.People gathered in central Beijing to remember the quake victims .Man pulled alive from collapsed building eight days after quake.Flags are flying at half-mast, entertainment events have been cancelled and the Olympic torch relay suspended.Troops in China are trying to clear a river blocked during the recent earthquake, amid fears millions could be at risk of flooding. more than five million people homeless since the earthquake. The Tangjiashan quake lake should be our most urgent task. It is threatening millions of lives in the area .The Tangjiashan lake, created by the earthquake, is at risk of overflowing.clip made by kumud pant uk 

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