BEIJING, May 16 (Reuters) - The death toll from China's worst earthquake in decades stood at over 21,500 on Friday, Sichuan Vice-Governor Li Chengyun said. The government has said the death toll was expected to rise to more than 50,000. (Reporting by Ian Ransom; Editing by Nick Macfie)
A collapsed basketball board is seen amid the ruins while rescuers search for victims at the earthquake-hit Yingxiu town of Wenchuan, Sichuan province, May 16, 2008. China struggled to bury its ...
