Earthquake Death Toll in China's Qinghai Rises to 32

The death toll of the 6.2-magnitude earthquake that jolted northwest China on December 18 has risen to 32 in Qinghai Province; two people are still missing, Xinhua quoted the Qinghai emergency management department as saying on Monday.

The department said these casualty figures applied as of 11 pm on Sunday; it also confirmed that the search for the two missing people was continuing.