(Xinhua)
Updated: 2008-05-17 19:43

The 7.8-magnitude quake centered on Wenchuan county, 159 km northwest of Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province, struck on Monday. Death toll in Sichuan had risen to 28,300 by by 4 pm Saturday.

Nationwide, the tremor death toll rose to 28,881 as of 2 pm Saturday, while 198,347 people were injured, according to the Information Office of the State Council.

Aftershocks are still occurring in Qingchuan. Most telecommunications link have been restored, but cell phone connections are unstable.

China's Foreign Ministry established a rescue and relief working group in Chengdu to keep close contact with the international rescue teams in the worst-hit areas.

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