Death toll rises to 2,064 in NW China quake

YUSHU, Qinghai, April 20 (Xinhua) -- The death toll has climbed to 2,064 from a devastating earthquake in northwest China's Qinghai Province, with 175 people still missing, the rescue headquarters said Tuesday.

Aerial Image taken on April 16, 2010 shows the quake-hit Yushu County, northwest  China's Qinghai Province. (Xinhua/Gou Baogang)

As of 10 a.m. Tuesday, the 7.1-magnitude quake, which struck the Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Yushu last Wednesday, has also left 12,135 injured, of which 1,434 are in serious condition, the rescue headquarters said.