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Liputan6.com, Beijing: As many as 1944 people are confirmed dead in the 7.1 scale earthquake that hit western China Ritchter last week. The official Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Yushu area also announced more than 12,000 people were injured and about 210 people still missing.

Earlier on Monday (19 / 4) morning, a 68-year-old woman and a 4-year-old girl was rescued after 123 hours buried in rubble.

To date, approximately 100,000 people forced to live in tents and other emergency shelters. This raises concerns about the possible spread of communicable diseases in disaster areas.

The Chinese government continues to quake victims get clean water and adequate food [read: Presidents Visit China Earthquake Victims].

While the impact of the disaster location is at 4000 meters above sea level, some members of rescue teams teserang altitude sickness and headaches. (NHK / MLA)