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SW China quake toll remains at 38, one missing

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2008-09-03 17:10

BEIJING -- The death toll in Saturday's 6.1-magnitude quake in southwest China stood at 38 as of 8 a.m. on Wednesday, with the latest news of one missing.

The missing person was reported in Huili County, Liangshan prefecture of Sichuan Province, according to the China Earthquake Administration.

The quake and aftershocks jolted Huili and Panzhihua, both in Sichuan, and Chuxiong, Dali, Lijiang and Zhaotong in Yunnan Province. Kunming, capital of Yunnan, was also hit.