China Earthquake Dead, Missing More Than 80,000

China said the toll of dead and missing from last week’s powerful earthquake jumped to more than 80,000, while the government appealed Thursday for millions of tents to shelter homeless survivors.

The confirmed number of dead rose nearly 10,000 from the day before to 51,151, Cabinet spokesman Guo Weimin told a news conference. Another 29,328 people remained missing and nearly 300,000 were hurt in the May 12 quake centered in Sichuan province, he said.

I know that ‘life moves on’ for those on the other side of the world from this tragedy, it’s normal.  I urge you to please continue to pray for China right now, this is still very much an open wound.