China death toll could reach 50,000

Chinese president Hu Jintao has flown into Sichuan province to lend support to earthquake victims as the country braced for a death toll that could soar past 50,000.

Nearly four days after the quake hit, Chinese soldiers and police also finally reached all 58 counties and townships which were severely damaged, state media said.

Mr Hu will "express sympathy and appreciation to the public and cadres in the disaster zone and visit military officers, soldiers and medical personnel on the frontlines of disaster relief and rescue efforts", said the official Xinhua News Agency.

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