According to ITAR TASS, the Russian state media, the ministry of health and social development says the death toll from the fires has risen to 53, with 806 people having requested medical attention.

根据俄国家电视台塔斯社的报告，健康和社会发展部部长说由火灾造成的死亡人数上升到53人，并有806人需要药物治疗。

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Less than 24 hours after the quake hit, the death toll had climbed close to 10, 000 and state media reported that in one county 80 percent of the buildings had been leveled.

地震发生后不到24小时，死亡人数已经上升到近万，国有媒体报道某县80%的建筑物已经被夷为平地。

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A state official who said he was briefed by emergency personnel said the toll was unlikely to rise significantly.

一名州级官员说，紧急救援人员向他通报称死伤人数不太可能大幅上升。

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