China state media: Some 26K people still buried

May 14, 2008 06:52 am

— DUJIANGYAN, China — Chinese state media says nearly 26,000 people are still buried in earthquake debris. Another 14,000 are missing after the massive earthquake that struck Sichuan province.
The figures are in addition to the official death toll of nearly 15,000 that Xinhua News Agency announced earlier Wednesday.