BEIJING, May 26 (Xinhua) -- The death toll of China's major earthquake increased by 4520 to 65080 as of Monday noon, according to the Information Office of

More than 70000 homes have collapsed in the strongest aftershock to date in Sichuan province, in the west of China, according to state media.

CHENGDU, China (CNN) - Chinese military engineers Monday prepared to dynamite a potentially dangerous "quake lake" created when landslides dammed a river after this month's earthquake in which more than 65,000 people were killed, state-run media reported.
amite and heavy equipment to the site Monday morning. About 1,800 Chinese soliders and police are already at the site. Video Watch report on rising lake that has drowned homes ».
a day after the initial quake.

Beijing - Fearing a new threat of flooding from a swelling quake lake in quake-hit Sichuan province, China is Monday preparing to dynamite parts of the massive rock, rubble and earth wall to release water.
Landslides following the 8.0-magnitude temblor that struck on May 12 and left 62,664 people dead and 23,775 more missing, formed 35 quake lakes, according to Xinhua news agency.
tre of the aftershock was in Qingchuan county of Sichuan province. The quake destroyed or severely damaged about 270,000 houses.

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon meets Chinese soldiers who are assisting the survivors of the earthquake in Sichuan Province, China.
AFTERSHOCKS & FLOODS: Yesterday, a 5.8 aftershock hit China's Sichuan province. Centered near Mianyang, it injured 480 people, killed two, damaged roads, and devastated more than 270,000 homes. Now China's Vice Minister of Water Resources warns that 69 dams cracked in the original quake may collapse.
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BEIJING - Thousands more buildings collapsed and at least one person was killed as China was hit yesterday by the strongest aftershock since the May 12 earthquake that killed more than 62600 people.
The temblor of 6.4 magnitude jolted Qingchuan county in Sichuan province yesterday, according to the China National Seismic Network. The US Geological Survey measured the strength at 5.8. Officials said one person was reported killed by late yesterday, and 400 injured. At least 70000 buildings collapsed in yesterday’s earthquake.
Xinhua News Agency reported.

Residents of Chenjiaba, in earthquake-stricken Beichuan County, ran into the streets after the tremors on Sunday. By evening, the state news agency had reported two deaths and 480 injuries.
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By Ed Johnson and Tian Ying May 25 (Bloomberg) - China was hit by the strongest aftershock since the May 12 earthquake that killed more than 62,600 people. The water ministry said 69 dams are in danger of collapse from the first quake.
A temblor of 6.4 magnitude jolted Qingchuan county of Sichuan at 4:21 p.m. today, according to the China National Seismic Network. The U.S. Geological Survey measured the strength at 6. Two people were killed and 480 injured in the aftershock, which was felt across China, Xinhua News Agency reported.
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BEIJING, May 25 (Xinhua) - More aid from abroad continues to flow into China on Sunday for the relief efforts of the recent devastating quake, which has killed more than 60,000 people in the country's southwestern Sichuan region.
Russia, which is among the first countries to offer aid after the quake, delivered additional batches of humanitarian aid to China Sunday.
gency aid, as well as rescue and medical teams, to Sichuan province, which was hit by an 8-magnitude quake on May 12.

By Lucy Hornby MUYU, China, May 25 (Reuters) - When he heard about the destruction wreaked by the earthquake, Pu Wenjie loaded his car with bread and simple dry food and drove 800 km (500 miles) to Muyu Town in Sichuan Province.
When he got back home, he vowed to return, this time with a caravan of cars from Xiangfan, a mid-sized city in neighbouring Hubei Province.
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