From the People’s Daily:
China has published a list containing identities and other basic information of 19,065 people killed during the May earthquake in southwestern Sichuan Province, a local official said Friday.
The list includes the name, birth place, where he or she was killed and other personal information of the dead, Wei Hong, executive vice provincial governor of Sichuan told a press conference.
It is the first time for the government to announced such detailed information about the dead and more lists will be published, he said.
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