Death toll reaches 26 in Baoxing
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="toll">toll</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Baoxing">Baoxing</span> - <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="isolated">isolated</span> <span word="county">county</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="earthquake">earthquake</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="telecommunication">telecommunication</span> <span word="failures">failures</span>, <span word="power">power</span> <span word="shortages">shortages</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="damaged">damaged</span> <span word="roads">roads</span> - <span word="had">had</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> 26 <span word="by">by</span> 10 <span word="pm">pm</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>, <span word="with">with</span> 18 <span word="still">still</span> <span word="missing">missing</span>, 2,500 <span word="wounded">wounded</span>, 86 <span word="of">of</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="severe">severe</span> <span word="condition">condition</span>, <span word="and">and</span> 58,000 <span word="other">other</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="affected">affected</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="figures">figures</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="government">government</span>.</p><p><span word="Power">Power</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="restored">restored</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="about">about</span> 50 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="county">county</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="fully">fully</span> <span word="restored">restored</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Baoxing">Baoxing</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Lingguan">Lingguan</span> <span word="town">town</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="rescue">rescue</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Baoxing">Baoxing</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Han">Han</span> <span word="Bing">Bing</span>, <span word="Party">Party</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="county">county</span>. "<span word="The">The</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="rainfall">rainfall</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="days">days</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="geological">geological</span> <span word="disasters">disasters</span>."</p><p><span word="All">All</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="damaged">damaged</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="towns">towns</span> <span word="administered">administered</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Baoxing">Baoxing</span> <span word="county">county</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> 40 <span word="kilometers">kilometers</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quake">quake</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="epicenter">epicenter</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Lushan">Lushan</span> <span word="county">county</span>, <span word="with">with</span> 100 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="damage">damage</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Baoxing">Baoxing</span> <span word="town">town</span>, <span word="Lingguan">Lingguan</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Daxi">Daxi</span> <span word="town">town</span>. <span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> 46,000 <span word="houses">houses</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="completely">completely</span> <span word="destroyed">destroyed</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="mountains">mountains</span> <span word="surrounding">surrounding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="county">county</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="collapsed">collapsed</span>.</p><p><span word="By">By</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="precious">precious</span> <span word="first">first</span> 72 <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="rescue">rescue</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="effective">effective</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="passed">passed</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="towns">towns</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Baoxing">Baoxing</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="shortages">shortages</span>.</p><p><span word="By">By</span> <span word="noon">noon</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="roads">roads</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="towns">towns</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Baoxing">Baoxing</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="cleared">cleared</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="landslides">landslides</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="happening">happening</span> <span word="often">often</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="areas">areas</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="roads">roads</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="follow">follow</span> <span word="instructions">instructions</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="posted">posted</span> <span word="there">there</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="perfect">perfect</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pass">pass</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="probability">probability</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="falling">falling</span> <span word="rock">rock</span>.</p>
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