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4K Orphaned in China Quake

Posted May 22, 08 1:26 PM CDT in World 

(Newser) – The earthquake that killed more than 51,000 Chinese when it ripped through Sichuan province on May 12 also left more than 4,000 children parentless, a Chinese official said today—and the actual number could be yet higher because many remain missing. The Chinese people are rushing to adopt those orphans, another official said. “Every day my ministry receives hundreds of calls.”

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Children attend a mourning ceremony for victims in the quake-hit Qingchuan county, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Monday morning, May 19, 2008.   (AP Photo/Xinhua, Tao Ming)
Young Chinese quake survivors take part in singing lessons inside a temporary classroom set up for children affected by last week's earthquake in southwestern China's Sichuan province, May 20, 2008.   (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Children of the Chinese community in Romania light candles for those killed in the May 12 quake in the Sichuan province in China, Wednesday May 21, 2008.   (AP Photo)
Children attend class at a camp school in the quake-hit Nanba Town of Pingwu County, southwest China's Sichuan Province,on Tuesday, May 20, 2008.   (AP Photo/Xinhua, Zhou Wenjie)
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