Death toll rises to 760 in China quake

YUSHU, Qinghai, April 16 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from a 7.1-magnitude earthquake in northwest China's Qinghai Province has risen to 760, rescuers said Friday.

Rescuers search for survivors at a collapsed building in Gyegu Town of Tibetan  Autonomous Prefecture of Yushu, northwest China's Qinghai Province, April 15, 2010.  Thousands of rescuers fought altitude sickness, chilly weather, strong winds and  frequent aftershocks Thursday to dig through rubble and reach survivors of a strong earthquake that has left 760 dead in northwest China. (Xinhua/Wu Guangyu)

The latest statistics show that 243 people were missing and 11,477 injured, 1,174 severely, said a spokesman with the rescue headquarters in in the Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Yushu in southern Qinghai.

A total of 4,200 injured people have been discharged from hospital, he added.

At least 7,093 rescuers were carrying out search and rescue operation in the Gyegu Town, the seat of the Yushu prefecture government, according to previous statements from the headquarters.