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>BEIJING, CHINA - THE death toll from China's earthquake rose on Monday to 69,019, with another 18,627 missing, the government said.
The new toll, given by government spokesman Lu Guangjin at a press conference in Beijing, marked an increase of three from the day before.
Another 373,573 people sustained injuries in the May 12 quake, China's worst natural disaster in a generation.
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