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01b01font00China's02font02b02a00 central government announced Saturday that the death toll had risen to 60,560 with another 26,221 people missing and 353,290 injured.02br
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00was02b00 destroyed and no residents remain there. About half of the town's 18,000 residents are either dead or missing and most survivors left on foot, leaving behind a ghost town.02br
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00Can I change 'was' to 'is'?02br
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