Posted AT 5:57 AM EDT on 14/05/08
Rescuers race to save the buried
CHONGQING, CHINA — Hampered by heavy storms and landslides, Chinese rescue teams were struggling to reach more than 25,000 buried victims of a devastating earthquake as the death toll soared to nearly 15,000 and seemed likely to keep rising fast.
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