Certainly, one must question the accuracy of the Chinese total, but do we have a figure of perished and missing from Katrina?
Google katrina missing dead for a fluid answer.
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The Economist
China quake toll rises to 68,977: report
31 May, 2008, 1347 hrs IST, AGENCIES
BEIJING: The death toll from China’s earthquake has reached 68,977, with another 17,974 missing, the State Council said on Saturday.
The confirmed death toll, sent in a statement to AFP, marked an increase of just over 100 deaths from the day before.