The death toll from Monday's earthquake in southwest China's Sichuan Province has climbed to nearly 10,000, according to the headquarters for disaster relief.
据灾难救援总部的统计数字显示，本周一发生在中国西南部四川省的地震所造成的死亡人数已经攀升至近一万多人。
The government in Shifang City of Deyang City, where a major chemical leak happened after the quake, said about 600 people died, including 81 students. The government expected that as many as 2,300 people are still buried, including 920 students.
政府发言人称，德阳市所辖什邡的一个主要化工厂因地震发生泄漏，造成大约600人死亡，其中包括81名学生。政府预计仍有2300人被埋，其中包括920名学生。
In Anxian County of Mianyang City, about 500 people died, and 85 percent of the houses in rural areas collapsed.
绵阳市安县约有500人死亡，郊区有85%的房屋倒塌。
In another badly-hit city of Mianzhu, which is less than 50 kilometers away from the quake epicenter, more than 1,000 people were reported dead and another 5,000 were buried as of 11:30 p.m. on Monday, according to the local government.
地方政府宣布，在另一个距震中不到50公里的重灾区绵竹市，截止到周一晚间11：30，1000多人死亡，5000多人被埋。
Hanwang Township of Mianzhu, which is less than 30 kilometers away from Wenchuan and has a population of more than 60,000, suffered serious casualties though exact number is not available.
距汶川不到30公里的绵竹市汉旺镇有6万多人口，该镇伤亡惨重，但是还没有确切的伤亡数据。 | 
