Press conference on first anniversary of May 12 earthquake

Special Report:Reconstruction After Earthquake

Attendees pay a silent tribute to the
earthquake victims before a press conference presenting the current
situation of the recovery and rebuilding operation in Sichuan Province,
the epicenter of the May 12 magnitude-8.0 earthquake, in Chengdu, capital
of southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 7, 2009.(Xinhua/Jin
Liangkuai)
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A total of 5,335 students in Sichuan
dead or missing from May 12
earthquake

CHENGDU, May 7 (Xinhua) -- A total of 5,335 students in
Sichuan were dead or missing from May 12 earthquake, said Tu Wentao, head of the
education department of the province at a press conference Thursday morning.

Another 546 students were handicapped in the southwestern
province, Tu said. Full story

Sichuan receives about 15.75 bln yuan in
quake donation

CHENGDU, May 7 (Xinhua) -- Sichuan Province, the epicenter
of amagnitude-8.0 earthquake, has so far received about 15.75 billion yuan(about
2.31 billion U.S. dollars) in quake donation, according to an official with the
provincial finance department here on Thursday.

Huang Jinsheng, head of the provincial finance department,
said in a press conference that the provincial government has received 9.13
billion yuan, while the rest of the funds were forwarded to prefectures and
counties in the province.Full story

Death toll from China's May 12
earthquake remains at 68,712 in
Sichuan

CHENGDU, May 7 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from China's May
12 earthquake last year in Sichuan Province remains at 68,712, said authorities
with the civil affairs department of the provincial government on Thursday
morning.

Another 17,921 people in Sichuan were missing after the disaster, said Huang
Mingquan, head of the civil affairs department. Full story