Germany denies China quake fatality
Germany denied on Friday a claim by the Chinese embassy in Washington that a German national is among the fatalities of China's deadliest earthquake in a generation.
By Agencies |
BERLIN: Germany denied on Friday a claim by the Chinese embassy in Washington that a German national is among the fatalities of China's deadliest earthquake in a generation.
"It is true that a German has died in the south of China, but it was not because of the earthquake," a foreign ministry spokesman in Berlin told AFP, without identifying the person in question.
Chinese Embassy spokesman Wang Baodong told reporters in the US capital earlier today that the fatality was a "foreign expert" -- a term that usually refers to a foreigner working for a Chinese government entity.
He added that the Chinese foreign ministry had "no reports of other casualties of foreigners in the disaster areas".
Officials estimate the 7.9-magnitude earthquake has killed more than 50,000 people, with more than 4.8 million people left homeless in the southwest province of Sichuan, where the epicentre was located.
"It is true that a German has died in the south of China, but it was not because of the earthquake," a foreign ministry spokesman in Berlin told AFP, without identifying the person in question.
Chinese Embassy spokesman Wang Baodong told reporters in the US capital earlier today that the fatality was a "foreign expert" -- a term that usually refers to a foreigner working for a Chinese government entity.
He added that the Chinese foreign ministry had "no reports of other casualties of foreigners in the disaster areas".
Officials estimate the 7.9-magnitude earthquake has killed more than 50,000 people, with more than 4.8 million people left homeless in the southwest province of Sichuan, where the epicentre was located.
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