The death toll in the China earthquake now stands at 1,114, relief officials said on Friday as rescuers continued to race against the clock to pull survivors from the rubble. Earlier, Premier Wen Jiabao traveled to the earthquake-devastated zone to inspect the damage and assure victims that the search would continue. "Your suffering is our suffering," Wen said. "We are going through the same pain as you are. The family members you lost are also our family members, and we grieve for them as you do." Wen surveyed the rubble of buildings and spoke with residents in the predominantly ethnic Tibetan region Wen and Chinese President Hu Jintao postponed planned foreign trips because of the disaster. The premier postponed a scheduled visit to Brunei, Indonesia and Myanmar. Hu called the presidents of Chile and Venezuela to postpone his mid-April visits to those countries, CNN reported. More than 11,000 have been injured, according to state media. The powerful quake struck the impoverished county of Yushu in China's southern Qinghai province. The powerful quake toppled about 15,000 homes in and around Yushu county, and caused more than 100,000 people to flee the area, said Zou Ming, director general of Disaster Relief Department of the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
