Chinese quake toll passes 60,000.
The death toll in the recent earthquake in south-west China has passed 60,000 and could rise to 80,000 or more, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has said.
Mr Wen was speaking in the town of Yingxiu, which was reduced to rubble in the 12 May quake, as he visited with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon.
Mr Ban said the UN was ready to provide further support for the relief effort.
He flew to China from Burma, where he urged leaders to allow foreign aid workers to help cyclone victims.
QUAKE STATISTICS
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Sichuan tourist trail in ruins
Town mourns as search goes on
Mr Ban's visit is supposed to "express his care for those who suffered" in the earthquake, the state news agency, Xinhua, reported.
The secretary general said people all over the world would stand beside the Chinese people and work together to deal with the disaster.
"If we work hard we can overcome this," he said, quoted by the Associated Press news agency.
"The whole world stands behind you and supports you."
More than five million people have been left homeless by the disaster.
On Friday, the vice-governor of Sichuan, the worst-hit province, Li Chengyun, appealed for more tents and set a three-year goal to rebuild towns and infrastructure in the region.
China's leaders have promised a 70bn yuan ($10bn; £5bn) reconstruction fund.
The government has also told Chinese banks to forgive debts owed by uninsured survivors to revive Sichuan's economy.
New threat
Meanwhile, concern is growing over a number of new lakes formed by the force of the earthquake.
satellite images show lake forming
Satellite images reveal a lake forming in Beichuan County
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Thirty-four lakes were created in the province when landslides blocked rivers, Xinhua news agency said.
Eight held more than three million cubic metres of water and one lake, less than 3km (two miles) from Beichuan town, had doubled in size in four days.
Officials are monitoring the lakes and have sent experts to assess them, the agency said.
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Chinese quake toll passes 60,000.
The death toll in the recent earthquake in south-west China has passed 60,000 and could rise to 80,000 or more, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has said.
Mr Wen was speaking in the town of Yingxiu, which was reduced to rubble in the 12 May quake, as he visited with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon.
Mr Ban said the UN was ready to provide further support for the relief effort.
He flew to China from Burma, where he urged leaders to allow foreign aid workers to help cyclone victims.
QUAKE STATISTICS
map
See a detailed map of quake zone
Sichuan tourist trail in ruins
Town mourns as search goes on
Mr Ban's visit is supposed to "express his care for those who suffered" in the earthquake, the state news agency, Xinhua, reported.
The secretary general said people all over the world would stand beside the Chinese people and work together to deal with the disaster.
"If we work hard we can overcome this," he said, quoted by the Associated Press news agency.
"The whole world stands behind you and supports you."
More than five million people have been left homeless by the disaster.
On Friday, the vice-governor of Sichuan, the worst-hit province, Li Chengyun, appealed for more tents and set a three-year goal to rebuild towns and infrastructure in the region.
China's leaders have promised a 70bn yuan ($10bn; £5bn) reconstruction fund.
The government has also told Chinese banks to forgive debts owed by uninsured survivors to revive Sichuan's economy.
New threat
Meanwhile, concern is growing over a number of new lakes formed by the force of the earthquake.
satellite images show lake forming
Satellite images reveal a lake forming in Beichuan County
See full size images
Thirty-four lakes were created in the province when landslides blocked rivers, Xinhua news agency said.
Eight held more than three million cubic metres of water and one lake, less than 3km (two miles) from Beichuan town, had doubled in size in four days.
Officials are monitoring the lakes and have sent experts to assess them, the agency said.
